Tasnif as a Representative Genre of Mugham of Azerbaijan

The purpose of the research is to reveal in diachronic aspect some principles development mugham genre tasnif. aims also study features musical language tasnifs and investigate role singers performers folk instruments Azerbaijan. methodology aimed at using methods historical musicology application certain methodological ethnomusicology Tasnif. scientific novelty research. article presents new facts related creation implementation tariffs. Conclusions. Tasnifs are vocal-instrumental works with a point basis, melodic formal structure. Outstanding Azerbaijani played an important this genre. In Soviet period, created by were presented under name songs.