TRACES OF KYRGYZ ORAL CREATIVITY IN MAHMUD AL-KASHGARI’S DICTIONARY “DIVAN LUGHAT AT-TURK”

Abstract

The encyclopedic work “Divan Lugat at-Turk” by the great Turkic linguist and thinker Mahmud Kashgari, who lived in the 11th century, is one of the oldest works on the Turkish language and literature, the history and geography of the Turkic peoples. It is also one of the main sources on the culture and ethnography of the Turkic peoples. “Divan Lugat at-Turk” provides interesting ethnographic information about the rich material and spiritual values ​​of the Turkic peoples, including the musical culture of the medieval Turks. This work first introduces the concepts of melody such as song, melody, hymn, and speech, and provides information about the musical performances played on some wind, string, and percussion instruments of that period.