MONGOLIAN TRADITIONAL ARTS 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. The music of Mongolia is also rich with varieties related to the various ethnic groups of the country: Oirad, Hotogoid, Tuva,Darhad, Buriyad, Tsaatan, Barga, Dariganga, Uzemchin, Khazakh and Khalha. The Long drawn song (Mongolian: ᠤᠷᠲᠠ ᠢᠢᠨᠳᠠᠭᠤᠨ , Urtiin duu ) is one of the central elements of the traditional music of Mongolia . This genre is called “Long song” not only because the songs are long, but also because each syllable of text is extended for a long duration. A four-minute song may only consist of ten words. Certain long songs such as Uvgin shuvuu khoyor , also known as Jargaltain delger (lit. ‘Old man and the Bird’) ...
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