The simd: historical development of a genre and its musical and style specifics
Types of the ornamental round dances united by concept simd are examined. The author discloses the views of various researchers on questions related to their genesis, semantics, functions and historical development and sheds light on classification of round dances. An analysis is made of musical and typological features of the instrumental folk tunes accompanying ornamental round dances. A study of historical transformations allows the author to identify the main tendencies in the development of the Ossetian traditional musical and choreographic culture.