Folk Music
Ossetian folk music began to be collected in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Boris Galaev made substantial contribution to collecting and developing of Ossetian folk music.
Ossetian folk songs were divided into 11 parts by Galaev
- Historic songs
- Revolution songs
- Heroic songs
- Labour songs
- Wedding songs
- Drinking songs
- Humorous songs
- Dance songs
- Love songs
- Lyric songs
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