top of page

Morin khuur's origin, history, development

Origin

Basically, the Mongols understanding of the origin of the horse-head fiddle can be classified into two types. First, many years, the Mongolian people came Tales settled on the horse fiddle origin. For example, "Breast Namjil legends such as" and "Argasun pianist legend" and "Prince kharyn legend". These fabulous idea of ​​man and horse relationship, would that created piano horse, he thought, impossible to say the word. But music experts, the horse-head fiddle, "" meaning "ikel" music from recently formed horse-head fiddle to describe horse and bucket-shaped or square wooden well on the downloaded skin sapling goat or camel, horse tail from the hair or string bow in the play. This music is in the first mute or speaking khöröödön nutgüi lute music last bow. Horse origin of a bucket-shaped keyboard piano still right there in Mongolia. Horse illusion of apparent surface area was made leather, horses and people, such as a lion, crocodile-headed piano depending on local conditions.

French scientist M. in advance every horse piano illicit Santoro explains bunch period from turtles. It is impossible to confirm it, is a proposal seem too artistic.

This group say the conclusion, was a music keyboard inherent in Mongolia. He had carved a variety of human and animal heads on the music. But the Mongolian horses used only as a means of transport, "topaz mainly on corn," When the music was so valued, "topaz treasure" - there was a horse fiddle became placed horses.

Development

When Emperor Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire, was started with the opening state ceremony and tribute to music entertainment musical instrument is shown in this feast was posted any high degree. More specifically state honor, the ceremony opened state song called Mongolian People's stroke length sound of "ancient" - follow the play.

XVI century morin khuur is transformed and dragon-headed. This is due to the domination of the state Manchu dynasty is a horse of my piano, as a result of color than yellow color is that sun, dragon and fairy animals mighty animals such as compared to the Manchu people master, the king of heaven sun as bright and as powerful dragon-headed dragon. Accordingly, morin khuur might be just behind the house music within the people.

Since created morin khuur Mongolian song, music and dance festival main instrument remains far out. One example presented, the West Mongolian folk biyelgee By no possible for there morin khuur. (Shown to play)

So has developed among the people of Mongolia morin khuur modern stage arts and music play an important role in human labor 20th century advancement.

First horse cassette training of Mongolian Musician G.Jamiyan played a notable role in delivering today's professional level. He started the first professional training cassettes horse cavalry note of Mongolia, in addition to the transfer of tapes from the West for the first time.

Our weather morin khuur players are playing in the various tour in many countries of the world since the 30 ies XX century the region. But leather extent of contracting heat had to be able to stretch too much noise to flow and wet leather song. This upgrade is a result started looking horse imaginary way. Then in 1962, the Russian violin music of the invitation of the Ministry of Culture crafts Denis Yaravoig invited to have created false professional horse we know today as the traditional musical instruments, wooden horse artificial leather tsarnaas tsartai used.

Design

Morinkhuur structure brings a reference, scope and bow three parts fellows a comprehensive and stem on top of the head of a horse carving, tuners ear and the extent of wave noise makers box, top side tsarny lower portion of the stem-to-end hair stems tsarnaas removes insulating the top and bottom through tevkh consists of marnuud string khöröödögch arc. Horse keyboard musical instruments are pitched chavdastai and uraldag share Mongolia's 365 days represent fine and coarse string, numand. Horse piano strings sex string or thin string or a symbol of hair best mare at the end of coarse string done at the end of the hair or the rooster. Horse fiddle bow was made wood as very important and bow before a willow, birch and red conclude. Horse illusion bow shape 1. The rounded bow 2. The eight-bow is divided into two.

Morin khuur arc person is stable as Violin and Cello - arc. Horse piano arc person is considered to be appropriate if 86-95 grams. Horse piano near the arch in full view of the center of gravity is 1/3 of the parts. consists of horse tails pitch easier to use it as an arc of hair but The final horse and the bow hair is approximately 250 pieces.

Harmony

Morinkhuur accomplish a prince called dörvöts net kvart, button or net kvint khögöör khöglögddög tavts is harmony, dörvöts Tsakhar or harmony left. Horse piano tune is impossible to know how this harmony tons to how the Mongols. Khuurchid is our view that togoldog time tüngesen depending on the conditions under khögöör khögöör and liquid. For the leather so tsartai piano time constant variable khögnii weather. But Mongolian local climate is cool, wet, because on this side can be a problem occur. But how would update the tons of finely between the two strings are of interest. Horse illusion was very interesting with its main khögöör sounds "wind". In other words, if the piano agreed crack strings carry a ton of harmony between the horse is simply sounds winds as such has attracted harmony. What it says is that Mongolian people of natural raw materials and living materials for this magnificent "removes hair, khöröödögch" music made our minds and our lives are becoming transparent. But horse khuurand western music tonnes of waste to determine Tsakhar finely 7 vowel notny is set aktavyn B.F net kvart, Prince finely or khögöör tons tavts finely B.F.


Featured Posts
Recent Posts
Archive
Search By Tags
No tags yet.
Follow Us
  • Facebook Basic Square
  • Twitter Basic Square
  • Google+ Basic Square
bottom of page