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Mongolian Traditional Folk Long Song Long Song

Throughout their long history, the Mongolian people have Throughout their long history, the Mongolian people have created their own brilliant civilization and unique culture. The nomadic peoples of Mongolia have their own traditional music, the Long Song. Song represents the life of the nomad in the grasslands of Mongolia. It is a witness to this specific cultural group; wherever there is grassland and the nomads, there is the Long Song. It is a witness to this specific cultural group; wherever there is grassland and the nomads, there is the Long Song. The music is loud and sonorous in order to communicate its messages of the lifestyle led by nomads to those spread throughout the plains. In the long history, the Mongolian people have created their own glorious civilization, especially the nomadic culture is the most splendid. The Mongolian long tune folk song can be called a flower of the nomadic culture that never withers. The long tune is closely related to the grassland and the nomadic lifestyle of the Mongolian people, and carries the history of the Mongolian people, where there is grassland, where there are herdsmen, where there is the long tune. The long tune's high and distant style is suitable for narration and lyricism, and it is the iconic display of the Mongolian people's productive life and spiritual character.

The Long Song generally prevails in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of PRC and the People's Republic of Mongolia. In November of 2005, the traditional Mongolian Long Song, which represents both the Mongolian and the Mongolian people, was first performed in the PRC. In November of 2005, the traditional Mongolian Long Song, which represents both Mongolia and China, has been listed as a masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO. The traditional Mongolian Long Song, which represents both Mongolia and China, has been listed as a masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO. The Mongolian Long Song is also a cross-border culture, with the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China and the Mongolian People's Republic of Mongolia being the most important cultural distribution areas for the Mongolian Long Song. In November 2005, China and Mongolia jointly declared the "Mongolian Long Tone Folk Song", which has been approved by UNESCO to be listed as "Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity".

Mongolian Traditional Folk Short Song

The Mongolians have another type of folk song which is referred to as the Short Song. Long Song, it is generally written in rhyming couplets with a set rhythm and simple lyrics. The Short Song often employs repetition in its lyrics. mainly popular in the half-rural and half-pastoral areas where the Han people and the Mongolian people live together. In addition, it often uses It is mainly popular in the half-rural and half-pastoral areas where the Han people and the Mongolian people live together. In addition, it often uses improvisation in songs such as Xibe Lama, Honeyed Wine, Twelve Zodiacs of the Elder Brothers Drawing Camels etc. In contrast to the long ballads, the short ballads are usually two lines, rhymed in two or four stanzas, and have a fixed meter. The lyrics are simple, but not dull, and are characterized by the extensive use of superimposed characters in the rhyme scheme. Short-key folk songs are mainly popular in the semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral areas where Mongolian and Chinese people live together. They are often improvised and highly flexible. Popular "Xiba Lama", "wine mellow as fragrant honey", "pulling the camel's brother twelve genera" and so on.

Mongolian Khoomei 麦呼

Khoomei, or "Haolin Chor," is an astounding type of Mongolian music that uses singing in which the vocalist Khoomei, or "Haolin Chor," is an astounding type of Mongolian music that uses singing in which the vocalist simultaneously sings two voice parts, one high and one low, a unique practice in all of music. The magic of this is that one person can sing two parts of a high and one low voice at the same time.

Khoomei in Mongolian means "throat;" thus, it has been named as an art of throat-singing, or "Chor"-a complex tone. By particular vocalizing techniques, one singer utters two simultaneous voice parts, giving rise to a rare harmonic resonance. First, the singer holds his breath and forces the air out of the vocal cords, producing a bass sound. Then, he adjusts the resonance of the air in the mouth to intensify and centralize the overtone. effect is the uttering of a high, bright and clear sound with a hint of metal. A Khoomei master can sing the slow Long Song, rapid allegretto as well as world- famous musical pieces with his two voice parts. A Khoomei master can sing the slow Long Song, rapid allegretto as well as world- famous musical pieces with his two voice parts. The original meaning of the Mongolian word "Khoomei" is "throat", so Khoomei can be called a kind of throat singing art, which is a kind of Mongolian polyphony. It is a highly skillful form of Mongolian polyphonic singing, "chaoer". It utilizes special vocal techniques, and one person sings two parts at the same time, forming a rare polyphonic form. The singer uses the technique of closing the breath to make the breath violently impact the vocal folds, emitting a thick bubbly sound, forming the bass voice part. On this basis, skillfully adjusting the oral **** sound, strengthen and focus the overtones, sing a transparent and clear, with a metallic sound of the soprano part, to obtain an incomparable wonderful sound effect. The masters of hula singing can use the diatonic part to sing slow long tunes, fast fast tempos and the world's most famous songs.

The origin of Khoomei comes from a strange story among the Mongolian people. Ancient people moved about in remote mountains, seeing rivers and waterfalls rushing down from the mountains. Ancient people moved about in remote mountains, seeing rivers and waterfalls rushing down from the mountains producing resonation which echoed for miles. The Khoomei is still popular among the Mongolians living in the Altai mountain areas, Xinjiang. Regarding the creation of the Khoomei, the Mongolians have a peculiar story: Ancient forefathers were active in the deep mountains, seeing rivers and waterfalls rushing down from the mountains producing resonation which echoed for miles. The sound was heard for dozens of miles, so they imitated it, and then produced the huomei. Mongolian people in the Altai Mountains of Xinjiang, there are still huomai circulation.

There are few categories of Khoomei, limited by its difficult singing techniques. The first basic category is the singing of the beauty of nature, such as Ode to Altai and the "Haiku", which is the most popular form of Khoomei. The first basic category is the singing of the beauty of nature, such as Ode to Altai and Running Water of the Ebu River. The second, mimicking the lovely manners of wild animals, such as Cuckoo and Black Bear, still to this day uses the music played during the hunting and hunting of the Ebu River. The second, mimicking the lovely manners of wild animals, such as Cuckoo and Black Bear, still to this day uses the music played during the hunting age. The third category is songs praising fine horses and grassland, like The Hailiu Horse Aged Four. The repertoire of the huomei is not particularly rich due to the limitations of special singing techniques. The third category is songs praising fine horses and grassland, like The Hailiu Horse Aged Four. The third category is songs praising fine horses and grassland, like The Hailiu Horse Aged Four.

Khoomei generally sing short-tune songs; however, may also perform a few long-tune songs. Judging from the story about its origin and the lyrical content, the throat-singing is the most important part of the song. Judging from the story about its origin and the lyrical content, the throat-singing is believed to be an outcome of the hunting culture of the Mongolians. From its musical style, Khoomei generally sing short-tune songs; however, may also perform a few short long-tune songs. From the legend of the huomei, as well as the subject matter of the repertoire, "throat singing" this form of singing, when the Mongolian mountain forest hunting culture of the period of product.

Reputed as "a sound of nature" by the musicians, the Mongolian Khoomei indeed is a unique skill. In recent years, it has been mastered by more and more Mongolian musicians. In recent years, it has been mastered by more and more Mongolian musicians. Now, Khoomei has been listed as a masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of China by the Ministry of Culture. Known as "heavenly music" by the music industry, Mongolian Khoomei singing is a "masterpiece", which has been mastered by more and more Mongolian musicians in recent years. Hula has been included in the National Intangible Cultural Heritage Recommended Projects List by the Chinese Ministry of Culture.

Source: China Intercontinental Press