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traditional musical instruments
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Aitysh
Aytysh is a musical and poetic competition of two akyns in the art of improvisation or verbiage. Aytysh is performed to the accompaniment of komuz. In aytysh, the intonation and improvisational tradition of performing arts is especially manifested. The competition takes place in the form of a dialogue with sparkling versification, composed and improvised during the competition on various topical topics. The themes of aytysh are multifaceted, deep reflections are expressed in them, in which sparkling humor is interspersed with philosophical generalizations.
Kyrgyzstan -
Tokmo-akyns performing _Aitysh_
Kyrgyzstan
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Aitysh__-improvised competition of two akyns
Kyrgyzstan
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The frog shape Jeinpaw Manau Drum
It is same as Jeinpaw Manau Si, but attached Frog on its body of the drum. Wood is used to make the body of Jeinpaw Manau Drum. And It is covered by Leather on each side of body. The player strike the drum rhythmically. \nThe specifc size of the drum is:\n-6 feet 8.5 inches in Length \n-12.5 feet in Diameter of face (left) \n-12 feet in Diameter of face (right) \n-3 feet 6 inches in Girth of face (left) \n-3 feet 7 inches in Girth of face (right)\n-3 feet 10 inches in Girth of body \n-5 feet 5 inches in Length of the shape of frog body
Myanmar -
Jeinpaw Mingalar Maung Gyi (Auspicious Big Gong )
Jeinpaw auspicious big gong is using to play for traditional ceremony of eating the first crop, housewarming ceremony, wedding ceremony, new year festival, fire balloon festival and funeral ceremony. It is created by the art of making items cast or wrought from brass. The striker hits a protuberance on the surface of the middle part of gong. Since it has to be played together two Manau big drums.\n-1 feet 1 inch in Length \n-5.5 inches in Width of protuberance on the surface of face \n-8.5 inches in Length of protuberance on the surface from the side\n-3 inches in Thickness
Myanmar -
Khatku Dtant (one hole in middle of Flute)
Khatku Dtant has been used for about 1000 years ago. This flute was Kachin traditional instrument. Bamboo grows in the wild in hilly region, which must expose to the sunlight, is used to make this flute. It is bored a hole in the middle of it. It has to be blown from air holes and the thumb makes opening and closing tuning besides it. It is blown the traditional melody.\n-1 feet 11 inches in Length\n-1.5 inches in Girth\n-11.5 inches in Distance between tip to the middle hole
Myanmar -
Jeinpaw Dumba (Buffalo’s Horn)
Dumba was first played in Hkranghku Majoi Manau Festival, which was traced back to about AD 300. Dumba is played for Htaungkar dance and also for such events as housewarming ceremony, wedding ceremony, harvesting festival and funeral rite. And it is also called as "jinghpaw dumba" Bamboo grows in the wild in hilly region is used to make this oboe. The bamboo stick is needed to be dried first. And then, holes are perforated on it with the use of drill. It has to change the sizes of drills depending on the sizes of oboes. The oboes are in three different sizes_ big, medium and small. Each of them has a total of four perforated holes. A thumb hole is perforated on the lower side with the distance of an inch from the first finger hole. The four finger holes must be made with same distance. Reed made of dried straw is inserted on one end of oboe and young female buffalo's horn is put on another end. Yellow, blue, red and white ribbons are decorated in triangle and diamond patterns on the horn and oboe. The player must blow the reed made of straw to play this oboe by opening and closing the finger holes. \nThe size of Instrument is below. \n-2 feet 7 inches in length \n-4.5 inches in Length of dried straw reed \n-1 feet 5 inches in Length of oboe \n-11 inches in Length of horn \n-2.5 inches in Diameter of horn
Myanmar -
Jeinpaw Maung Ngal (Small Gong)
It is created by the art of making items cast or wrought from brass. The striker hits a protuberance on the surface of the middle part of gong.\nThe size of the gong is below.\n-1 feet in Length\n-3 feet in Width of protuberance on the surface of face \n-4.5 inches in Length of protuberance on the surface from the side\n-2 inches in Thickness
Myanmar -
Jeinpaw Maung Gyi (Big Gong)
Jeinpaw auspicious big gong is using to play for traditional ceremony of eating the first crop, housewarming ceremony, wedding ceremony, new year festival, fire balloon festival and funeral ceremony. It is created by the art of making items cast or wrought from brass. The striker hits a protuberance on the surface of the middle part of gong. Since it has to be played together two Manau big drums.\n-1 feet 7 inches in length \n-4.5 inches in Width of protuberance on the surface of face\n-7.5 inches in Length of protuberance on the surface from the side \n-3 inches in Thickness
Myanmar -
Khatku Dumba (Buffalo’s Horn)
Dumba is played for Htaungkar dance and also for such events as housewarming ceremony, wedding ceremony, harvesting festival and funeral rite. There are designated melodies for different occasions. The player must blow the reed made of straw to play this oboe by opening and closing the finger holes.\n-2 feet and 6 inches in Length\n-2.5 inches in Length of dried straw reed\n-1.5 inches in Length of oboe\n-10 inches in Length of horn\n-9 inches in Circumference of horn
Myanmar -
Jeinpaw Pyi Htaung (Bamboo Flute)
Pyi Htaung flute was Kachin traditional instrument. This flute has been used for about 1000 years ago. Bamboo is used to make the joint of the Jeinpaw Pyi Htaung. Bamboo joint that grows from hill-side cultivation is chopped and dried. It is perforated by using drill. There are a total of 8 perforated holes including 6 finger holes, two vent holes for enunciation. The flute with no reed is called flute and the flute with reed is called whirling flute. It has to be blown from air holes and the finger holes are made for opening and closing to produce traditional melody. Pyi Htaung flute has to be played together with oboe, drum, gong and cymbal. It is played for all kinds of Manao house-warming ceremony, grating party and honorable ceremony. \nThe size of Instrument is below. \n-1 feet 7 inches in length\n-4 inches in Length tip bamboo joint from air hole\n-5.5 inches in Length air hole from finger hole \n-1 feet in Length of tip flute from vent hole\n-2.5 feet in gridth
Myanmar -
Jeinpaw Lin Gwin Ngal (Small Cymbals)
It is created by the art of making items cast or wrought from brass. Two cymbals are hit to make sounds.\nThe size of the gong is below.\n-8 feet in Length \n-4 feet in Width of protuberance on the surface of face \n-2 inches in Length of the side
Myanmar