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Folk art

Folk art

The morin khuur is a traditional Mongolian bowed stringed instrument. It is one of the most important musical instruments of the Mongol people, and is considered a symbol of the Mongolian nation. The morin khuur is one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity identified by UNESCO. It produces a sound which is poetically described as expansive and unrestrained, like a wild horse neighing, or like a breeze in the grasslands.

The Long drawn song

 The Long drawn song is a central element of the traditional Music of Mongolia. This genre is called "Long song" not because the songs are long (even if some of them are), 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, romantic, or celebratory, and often use horses as a symbol or theme repeated throughout the song.

The main feature of the long song is the prolonged, tenuto notes with deeply modulated vibrato on the vowels. These majestic vibrating notes called shuranhai give the song profound philosophical, meditational character and they often depict the spacious mountain valleys and the tranquility of the Mongolian soul.

Three major styles are identified in long songs: besreg urtiin duu ("mini long song"), urtiin duu and aizam urtiin duu ("majestic long songs"). Again, the styles reflect the way of the performance of the shuranhai and other techniques rather than the sizes of the songs.

UNESCO declared the Mongolian Long Song one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2005.

Mongol Huumii

Mongol Huumii involves producing two simultaneous tones with the human voice. It is a difficult skill requiring special ways of breathing. One tone comes out as a whistle- like sound, the result of locked breath in the chest being forced out through the throat in a specific way, while a lower tone sounds as a base. Huumii is considered musical art- not exactly singing, but using ones throat like an instrument. Depending on the way, air is exhaled from the lungs, there are various ways of classifying huumii, including Bagalzuuriin (laryngeal) huumii, Tagnain (palatine), Hooloin (guttural), Hamriin (nasal) hoomii etc. Professional huumii performers are found in only few areas with certain traditions.

Biyelgee

Biyelgee is a unique form of dance, originated from the nomadic way of life. Almost all regions populated by different ethnic groups of Mongolia have their specific forms of Biyelgee. Especially the Western Mongols (Oirats) is famous for its Biyelgee dance.

Mongolians have been worshiping Shamanism since ancient time and has been influenced in Tibetan religion or Buddhism later. With the same time of Chinese cultural influence, Russian culture has been developed, so a lot of different buildings have been built and Culture and Art developed everywhere of Mongolia. Mongolian National Art includes contortion, Morin Khuur /horse headed fiddle/, a shaman will evoke the spirits and huumii /throat singing/ is a sound by vibrating throat are attracted by people a lot. Especially flexible movement of contortion expresses image of wide and boundless steppe. It is an amazing event that only 6-7 years old children start becoming as contortionist of Mongolian National Art.