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Mongolian musician Music is an integral part of Mongolian culture. Among the unique contributions of Mongolia to the world's musical culture are the long songs, one of the greatest features of the Mongolian music, overtone singing and morin khuur, the horse-headed fiddle. Music of Mongolia is also rich with its varieties related to the various ethnic groups of the country--Oirats, Hotogoid, Tuvans, Darhad, Buryats, Tsaatan, Dariganga, Uzemchins, Barga, Kazakhs and Khalha. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (704x904, 217 KB) Summary FR:Musicien Mongolien. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (704x904, 217 KB) Summary FR:Musicien Mongolien. ... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ... Cave paintings from the Khoud Tsenker region The culture of Mongolia can be described as homogeneous. ... Long-songs are one of the greatest features of traditional Mongolian music. ... Physical representation of first (O1) and second (O2) overtones. ... Mongolian musician playing the Morin khuur The morin khuur or morin huur (from the Mongolian: морин хуур) or matouqin (from the Chinese: 馬頭琴) is a chordophone of Mongolian origin whose name roughly translates as horse-head fiddle in English. ... Languages Kazakh (and/or languages in country of residence) Religions Sunni Islam The Kazakhs (also spelled Kazaks, Qazaqs; Kazakh: Қазақтар []; Russian: Казахи; the English name is transliterated from Russian) are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia (largely Kazakhstan, but also found in parts of Uzbekistan, China, Russia, and... Besides the traditional music, classical music and ballet flourished during the MPR. Among the most popular forms of modern music in Mongolia are Western pop and rock genres and the mass songs, which are written by modern authors in a form of folk songs. The Mongolians are renowned for their love for music and singing. Any celebrations by the Mongolians always turn into a celebrity of singing. Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) is a regional public radio network based in the U.S. state of Minnesota that has been broadcasting since 1967. ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... Contents 1 Long song 2 Horse-head fiddle 3 Throat singing 4 Pop music 4.1 Hip Hop Genre New Generation 5 Popular folk music 6 See also 7 References [edit] Long song Main article: Long song This genre is not called "Long song" (Urtyn duu) because the songs are long, but because each syllable of text is extended for a long duration. A four-minute song may only consist of ten words. Lyrical themes vary depending on context; they can be philosophical, religious, romance, or celebratory, and often use horses as a symbol or theme repeated throughout the song. Eastern Mongols typically use a morin khuur (horse-head fiddle) as accompaniment, sometimes with a type of indigenous flute. Oirat groups of the Western Mongols typically sing long songs unaccompanied or accompanied with the ikel. Long-songs are one of the greatest features of traditional Mongolian music. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... Mongolian musician playing the Morin khuur The morin khuur or morin huur (from the Mongolian: морин хуур) or matouqin (from the Chinese: 馬頭琴) is a chordophone of Mongolian origin whose name roughly translates as horse-head fiddle in English. ... â™  This article is about the family of musical instruments. ... [edit] Horse-head fiddle Main article: Morin khuur The horse-head fiddle, or morin khuur, is a distinctively Mongolian instrument and is seen as a symbol of the country. The instrument is two-stringed and is bowed like a cello. There is some controversy regarding the traditional carving of a horse on the upper end of the pegbox. Some scholars believe that this is proof that the instrument was originally a shamanistic instrument, as the staffs of shamans have a horse similarly carved on top; the horse is a much-revered animal in Mongolia. Mongolian musician playing the Morin khuur The morin khuur or morin huur (from the Mongolian: морин хуур) or matouqin (from the Chinese: 馬頭琴) is a chordophone of Mongolian origin whose name roughly translates as horse-head fiddle in English. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... The violoncello, usually abbreviated to cello, or cello (the c is pronounced as in the ch of check), is a bowed stringed instrument, a member of the violin family. ... [edit] Throat singing Main article: Overtone singing Perhaps the best-known musical form of the Mongols is the throat singing tradition known as hoomii, extant among all or most Mongols though best well-known internationally from Tuva. Sung differently than traditional vocals from Mongolia or almost anywhere in the world (with the exception of a few specific areas, such as Switzerland or Canadian Inuit). In Mongolia, the most-famous throat-singers include Khalkhas like Gereltsogt and Sundui, while the Tuvan group Huun-Huur-Tu has an international following. This unique type of singing involves the production of two distinctively audible pitches at the same time, including a low pedal note, or drone, derived from the fundamental frequency of the vocal chord vibrations, and higher melodic notes that result when the singer's mouth acts as a filter, selecting one note at a time from among the drone's natural overtone series pitches. Physical representation of first (O1) and second (O2) overtones. ... Gereltsogt is a noted Khalkhan practitioner of Khöömi, or Mongolian throat-singing. ... Huun-Huur-Tu is a Tuvan throat singing group from Tuva, the region between Russia and Mongolia. ... Vibration and standing waves in a string, The fundamental and the first 6 overtones The fundamental tone, often referred to simply as the fundamental and abbreviated fo, is the lowest frequency in a harmonic series. ... [edit] Pop music Largely unknown outside of Mongolia, there is a thriving popular music scene centered in the city of Ulaanbaatar. Actually, this is a mixture of various kinds of popular music. A few of the younger Mongolian popular artists are becoming increasingly well established internationally, mostly notably, the young female singer Nominjin (singing in 8 languages in a variety of genres) and Borkhuu Amarkhuu, a star of the Russian pop music. Other Western genres include heavy metal bands like Exero, Nisvanis and Hurd, alternative rock like Night Train and the Lemons, boy bands like Camerton, girl groups like Kiwi, Emotion and Lipstick, hard rock bands like Haranga, hip hop groups like Quiza,Odko, Lumino and Tatar and techno like Khar Sarnai. Changing the tune of 6th string on the guitar, Exero achieves the most profound heavy rock sound. September 2004 Ulan Bator, or Ulaanbaatar (Улаанбаатар, [UlaÉ£an BaÉ£atar]) in Mongolian, is the capital of Mongolia. ... Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more of the mass media. ... Nominjin (Mongolian: Номинжин) is a Mongolian rhythm and blues singer. ... Borkhuu Amarkhuu Borkhuu Amarkhuu (Buryat:Амархуу Борхуу) (born July 1 1987 in Mongolia, now living in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia) is a Russian singer who rose to popularity after winning Народный Артист 3, the Russian version of Pop Idol with 61. ... “Heavy metal” redirects here. ... Hurd (Mongolian: , khurd, speed) is a Mongolian heavy metal band, whose music also sounds very Mongolian, making use of pentatonic scales and Mongolian traditional melody types. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... A boy band is a type of pop group featuring three or more young male singers. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Girl group UC3 sing The Star-Spangled Banner for U.S. troops in Afghanistan A girl group is a musical group featuring several young female singers who generally harmonize together. ... “Hard Rock” redirects here. ... Haranga (Mongolian: , chime) is a hard rock/grunge band from Ulan Bator, Mongolia. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... For the comic book character previously known as Techno, see Fixer (comics). ... [edit] Hip Hop Genre New Generation Since 1994, the Mongolian hip hop is growing year by year. Mongolian first hip hop groups were Dain Ba Enkh (War & Peace) and others. Today hip hop is number one music style[citation needed] of pop-music in Mongolia. TV Stations and FM/AM radio stations always broadcast Hip Hop songs. Today Mongolian best hip hop groups are Tatar, Noyon Quiza, Odko, Lumino and Sho. Historically, the term Tatar (or Tartar) has been ambiguously used by Europeans to refer to many different peoples of Inner Asia and Northern Asia. ... Lumino is a municipality in the district of Bellinzona, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. ... Shō (笙) is a Japanese free reed musical instrument that was introduced from China during the Nara period. ... [edit] Popular folk music There is also a long established and distinctive "Mongolian pop" genre that occupies the same place on the musical spectrum as Japanese Enka music or Western soft-pop-oriented folk music or country music. Classic singers from the late 20th century include Vandan and Dulamsüren, Batsükh, and Tömörkhuyag. Some of the repeatedly heard lyrical themes are very distinctive for Mongolia: heartfelt tributes to the songwriter's mother, for example, or paeans to great horses. This type of music is not considered world music in the west and was long generally unavailable outside Mongolia, but can now be downloaded from various Mongolian websites. It may be filed under the designation Зохиoлын Дyy (schlagers). The term enka refers to two different styles of Japanese music. ... Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... World music is, most generally, all the music in the world. ... [edit] See also Architecture of Mongolia Model of the Maitreya Temple. ... v • d • e Central Asian music Afghanistan | Badakhshan | Buryatia | Gansu | Inner Mongolia | Kazakhstan | Khakassia | Kyrgyzstan - Mongolia | Qinghai | Tajikistan | Tibet | Turkmenistan | Tuva | Uzbekistan | Xinjiang v • d • e East Asian music China (Hong Kong • Taiwan • Tibet) • Japan • Korea (North • South) • Mongolia Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Badakhshan is a region of Tajikistan and Afghanistan with a unique musical heritage, especially that of the remote Pamiri Ismailis. ... Buryatia is a part of the Russian Federation. ... Gansu is a region in northwest China. ... Inner Mongolia is a province of China, with traditions related to Tuvan music and Mongolian music. ... Khakassia is a region in Russia. ... Qinghai is a province of China inhabited by Tibetans, Mongolians and others. ... Tibet is a region of China, culturally very distinct from the rest of China. ... Tuva is a part of Russia, inhabited by a people related to the nearby Mongolians. ... Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region is dominated by Uighurs, a Turkic people related to others from Central Asia. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Tibet is a region of China, culturally very distinct from the rest of China. ... The first evidence of Korean music is ancient, and it has been well-documented by surviving written materials since the 15th century and was brought to heights of excellence during the Yi kings of the Joseon Dynasty. ... The first evidence of Korean music is ancient, and it has been well-documented by surviving written materials since the 15th century. ... The first evidence of Korean music is ancient, and it has been well-documented by surviving written materials since the 15th century and was brought to heights of excellence during the Yi kings of the Joseon Dynasty. ... [edit] References Pegg, Carole. "Mongolian Music, Dance, and Oral Narrative: Performing Diverse Identities". 2001. University of Washington Press. Book & CD. ISBN 0-295-98112-1 Pegg, Carole. "Sixty Horses in My Herd". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, pp 189-197. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0 Central Asia in Words and Pictures: Mongolia Categories: All articles with unsourced statements | Articles with unsourced statements since October 2007 | Mongolian music

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	Music of Mongolia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (511 words) Mongolia is a nation located in Asia, and its people form a distinct ethnic group composed of several smaller tribes and clans. In Mongolia, Communist control led to the forced cultural domination of the Khalkhas, who are the largest ethnic group in the country. UNESCO proclaimed the traditional music of the moriin khuur a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on November 7, 2003. Mongolia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1347 words) Mongolia (Mongolian: Монгол Улс) is a landlocked nation in central Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and the People's Republic of China to the south. The 18th largest country in the world by area, Mongolia has very little arable land: much of its area is grassland, with mountains in the north and west and the Gobi Desert in the south. The Manchu conquered Inner Mongolia in 1636 and Outer Mongolia in 1691.
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