Characteristics of Kirgiz's Music

The musical characteristics of Kirgiz folk songs are as follows: ① Most of them are in the form of upper and lower sentences and one-part overlapping songs. (2) A variety of modes mainly composed of seven tones, mainly do, re, mi, sol and la, as well as five or six tones, and a few folk songs contain two-degree intervals. ③ Common beats are,,, and so on. It is rare for a song to use only one beat. Often use mixed beats, or add other beats to a beat to increase the interest of music. ④ The fixed sentence head, fixed sentence tail and irregular termination in melody are all distinctive, and the termination of folk songs often jumps from the highest four or three degrees to the tonic. Instrumental Music The most representative folk musical instrument of Kirgiz is Komuzi (see Komuzi playing and singing in the color picture), which has a long history and is deeply loved by the masses. Can play two-tone and three-tone chords. In addition to accompaniment, it is mainly used to play the opening song. Well-known solos include Kanbar, Tuoguo Qu and so on.

Chaol, a wind instrument, is a clarinet with beautiful tone. Bowstring musical instrument has two strings of "Kejak" and "Ozkomz" (oral string) which is deeply loved by women and children. In addition, there are ancient musical instruments such as "dobler Ba" and "Sorola Yi", which have been lost. Muhammad Turumusi, a famous Kirgiz musician, has visited and performed abroad many times. His solo "My Thousand Miles Pony" and "Grey Walking Horse" are widely circulated. The singing of Kirgiz female singer Sally Polbusi has been well received by all walks of life.

Kirgiz music, especially music without lyrics, is generally free in rhythm and has the characteristics of being open and long. Kirgiz music also uses vocal music widely and fluently. Vocal music mostly consists of a pure fifth and fourth degree, and also uses three tones. This phenomenon is particularly prominent when playing folk songs. Sometimes in decorative phrases, you can also see chords of pure fourth or sixth intervals with light main melody. However, the whole music structure of Kirgiz nationality is still based on the harmony of seven syllables. These musical features of Kirgiz nationality prominently show their grassland characteristics and national style.