Crane song

The crane song is a Bashkir folk tale and song. Based on this fairy tale, the ballet "Crane Song" was staged in 1944. History By tradition, before performing a song, the Bashkirs always told the story of the creation of the song.So every song has its own story. The Bashkir tale and melody "Crane Song" were first published in 1894 by the composer, ethnographer Sergey Rybakov in his book "Music and Songs of the Ural Muslims with Essays on Their Life". Based on the plot of the fairy tale, the ballet "Crane Song" was staged in 1944 at the Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theater in Ufa. Music by Zahir Ismagilov and Lev Stepanov. Libretto by Fayzi Gaskarov.