Humanities & Social Sciences 4 (2015 8) 707-721 ~ ~ ~ УДК 304.444 Phenomenological Description of Classical Music as an Ethnos-Forming Element of Yakut Culture Yuliya C. Zamaraeva* Siberian Federal University 79 Svobodny, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russia Received 27.08.2014, received in revised form 19.10.2014, accepted 16.01.2015 The classic professional musical art of Yakutia has become a clear distinctive artistic phenomenon since 1990’s. <...> This fact indicates that the professional musical art of Yakutia is a relatively young musical culture. <...> In this paper a number of sources on the history of classical music serve as a material for the analysis and study of the current state of classical music art, revealing specifi c features of classical music as an ethnos-forming element of Yakut culture. <...> To date, there is a number of essential requirements for strengthening and development of its own mechanisms of self-education and self-preservation of the core culture of the northern territories. <...> In its fi nal part the paper contains recommendations on governmental cultural policies, which assist in maintaining distinctive cultural traditions of the circumpolar area. <...> The History of Classical Music in Yakutia According to the sources on the history of Yakut classical music in the 40-ies of 20th century there was made an extrapolation of the musical canons of European type on the musical stage circumpolar areas, which contributed to familiarizing national professionalism. <...> The process of organization of professional music education in Yakutsk region begins in 1944. <...> The following objectives were selected as innovations: establishment of a school of composers, music educators and performing arts. <...> Along with oral folk music, there was an © Siberian Federal University. <...> All rights reserved * Corresponding author E-mail address: rybka08@bk.ru # 707 # attempt to create professional composers and musicians. <...> Moreover, a real opportunity to provide music education to the younger generation appeared. <...> Phenomenological Description of Classical Music as an Ethnos-Forming Element of Yakut Culture The general picture of the musical culture of Yakutia of the fi rst twenty years of the 20th century was the following: at the beginning of the century choir singing emerges, musical amateurs appear. <...> The activity of the section of “Admirers of music and literature” contributed to promoting Russian European culture for a certain part of the indigenous population of the city. <...> However the values of European and Russian <...>