Abstract
<jats:p>This article is devoted to the activities of Zaure Beisenkyzy Zhanuzakova – a scholar who collected Kazakh songs and kuys, worked in the field of source studies – and her contribution to Kazakh ethnomusicology. The aim is to determine the directions and methodological principles of Z.B. Zhanuzakova’s works through a review of her personal and professional self-realization and identification of her individual contribution to the development of ethnomusicology, as well as to analyze and evaluate the experience of her collection (field) and musical-analytical practice in the context of the priorities of domestic musicological science. The main idea of the work lies in highlighting the methodological innovations of Z.B. Zhanuzakova in the collection and systematization of samples of folk musical creativity, which influenced the formation of approaches to the study of traditional music. The scientific significance of the conducted research lies in reinterpreting the results of Z.B. Zhanuzakova’s work on the collection of songs and kuys, their notation, stylistic systematization, and historical-typological analysis from the standpoint of contemporary requirements of ethnomusicology. The practical significance is that the conclusions drawn from this analysis can be used in music educational and research practice. The methodological basis of the study includes historical-musical analysis, working with archival materials, textual and stylistic comparison, as well as processing ethnographic data. As a result, previously insufficiently studied aspects of Z.B. Zhanuzakova's life and work, the depth of scientific conclusions in her articles in the field of source studies, and her role in shaping key directions in ethnomusicology have been revealed. Selected objects of reconsideration include individual articles by the scholar and fundamental publication – a reissue of A.V. Zataevich's collection “500 Songs and Kuys of the Kazakh People”, analyzed using a comprehensive and descriptive approach. The novelty of the assessment of Z.B. Zhanuzakova’s professional activity demonstrated the relevance of this research development for ethnomusicology in Kazakhstan.</jats:p>