Azerbaijani national music and dances in foreign sources
Bunyadzade Saadet

The article gives comparative analysis of Armenian and Turkish people’s music and dances through the eyes of foreign author (F.Chopin) and side by side with this in reference to the ancient Azerbaijani music and dances. It proves that Armenians were strangers in these lands and misappropriated aboriginal population’s culture.

Keywords: basics of museum funds, the importance of historical sources, the impression of foreign author about Armenian and Azerbaijani music and dances