The bard song is one of the most interesting musical phenomena in the USSR and Russia. Its distinctive features are the dominant meaning of the text, not music, a special conversational manner of performance and guitar accompaniment.
Bulat Okudzhava - the pioneer of the Soviet author's song
The name of Bulat Okudzhava firmly entered the list of the most famous bards. It was he who became the founder of this style in the USSR. While the official stage sang cheerful and positive compositions, Okudzhava created deep works about the meaning of life, hopes and unfulfilled dreams. Each of his songs is a subtle and heartfelt text, where the music is just an accompaniment. Many of Okudzhava's songs - "Goodbye, boys", "And you and I, brother, from the infantry", "Your honor, Madame Luck" - have passed into the category of folk. His works are also featured in popular Soviet films of the 1950-1980s.
Alexander Rosenbaum - doctor and poet
Despite the fact that Rosenbaum has a medical education, only his early works are associated with the work of a doctor. His mature bardic lyrics cover the themes of civic duty, the fate of Russia, and philosophical issues. Some songs are imbued with gypsy motives. A large layer of creativity covers the topic of post-revolutionary Russia. A special place in the lyrics of Rosenbaum is occupied by the theme of the war - the Great Patriotic War and the Afghan. Rosenbaum performs his works with a seven-string guitar, but at concerts he often performs solo on a twelve-stringed instrument.
Unlike many other bards, Rosenbaum was officially recognized in the USSR.
Vladimir Vysotsky - the legend of the Soviet stage
Vysotsky was a successful actor, poet and writer. However, most people know him as a performer of the author's song. Although Vysotsky himself did not like it when his work was ranked as bardic, many of his motives are similar to this direction. Like the bards, Vysotsky paid much attention to the text, not the music. In his work there are songs about the war, love lyrics, satirical couplets and hot social themes. An interesting phenomenon has become dialogue songs, where Vysotsky sings in different voices, depicting various characters.
More than 170 city objects are named in honor of Vysotsky.
Yuri Vizbor - the creator of the reportage song
Yuri Vizbor, like Bulat Okudzhava, stands at the origins of the author's song. Vizbor's work was influenced by his rich life experience - he worked as a journalist, played in the theater, went in for mountaineering and football, went to the flying club. Vizbor wrote his first song work while a student at the Moscow Pedagogical Institute. Later he became the author of the anthem of the Moscow State Pedagogical Institute. The first songs of Vizbor were distributed unofficially, but since the 1960s his work has become popular. Vizbor became the founder of the genre of song reporting. These works were published in the magazine "Krugozor".
