Traditional Music

While practicing nomadic pastoralism for hundreds of years, Mongolian communities greatly revered and perpetuated the horse in their coat of arms and musical creations. One of the manifestations of this respect is the morin ...

Traditional Music

Mongolian Traditional Music Instruments

Mongulai Apr 8, 2018

The nomadic Mongolians created a variety of forms of musical instruments, elaborated music playing techniques, and developed a rich repertoire for those instruments over a long span of history.In the process, they made their ...

Traditional Music

Mongolian Traditional Song /Long, Short/

Mongulai Apr 8, 2018

Mongolian Traditional Short Songs Mongolian song is classified into two basic forms: long-songs and short-songs. A short-song is a generic term for songs with a simple composition and compact form that can be sung ...

Traditional Music

Tsuur – Mongolian Centuries Old Traditional Musical Heritage

Mongulai Apr 8, 2018

Tsuur is one of the ancient traditional musical instruments of the Mongolians. The tsuur is referred differently in music histories as ‘Mongol tsuur’, ‘Modon tsuur’ and ‘Hün tsuur’. The tsuur is a vertical wooden ...

Traditional Music

Morin Khuur’s History and Evolution from XII Century

Mongulai Jul 2, 2017

Origin Historically, the origin of Morin Khuur(Horse-head Fiddle) has been defined by Mongols folklore and musicians. Firstly, different legends about the origin of Horse-Head Fiddle, namely, Хөхөө Намжилын домог”, “Аргасун хуурчийн домог”, “Жонон харын ...