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whistle
ICH Materials 21
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Mongolian art of singing Khoomei
Khöömei is a wonder of culture created by nomadic Mongols, a unique phenomenon of Mongolian traditional music, an ancient art, the highest form of independent art of speaking organs and artistic discovery contributed by the Mongols to the music art of the world. Mongol khöömei lies in producing two or more pitches simultaneously, of which one is a fundamental pitch from the chest and the other is a higher pitch resonating to the hard palate or whistling khöömei. The melodies of khöömei are the music that only Mongol khöömei can describe as well as the sound of nature, mountain, water, wind, animal calls, correlation between nature and human and the inner world of human soul. khöömei is divided into two basic categories of “Kharkhiraa” or bass, fundamental pitch and “Isgeree or shingen” or “whistling or high pitch”.
Mongolia -
Mongolian art of singing Khoomei
Khöömei is a wonder of culture created by nomadic Mongols, a unique phenomenon of Mongolian traditional music, an ancient art, the highest form of independent art of speaking organs and artistic discovery contributed by the Mongols to the music art of the world. Mongol khöömei lies in producing two or more pitches simultaneously, of which one is a fundamental pitch from the chest and the other is a higher pitch resonating to the hard palate or whistling khöömei. The melodies of khöömei are the music that only Mongol khöömei can describe as well as the sound of nature, mountain, water, wind, animal calls, correlation between nature and human and the inner world of human soul. khöömei is divided into two basic categories of “Kharkhiraa” or bass, fundamental pitch and “Isgeree or shingen” or “whistling or high pitch”.
Mongolia -
Mongolian art of singing Khoomei
Khöömei is a wonder of culture created by nomadic Mongols, a unique phenomenon of Mongolian traditional music, an ancient art, the highest form of independent art of speaking organs and artistic discovery contributed by the Mongols to the music art of the world. Mongol khöömei lies in producing two or more pitches simultaneously, of which one is a fundamental pitch from the chest and the other is a higher pitch resonating to the hard palate or whistling khöömei. The melodies of khöömei are the music that only Mongol khöömei can describe as well as the sound of nature, mountain, water, wind, animal calls, correlation between nature and human and the inner world of human soul. khöömei is divided into two basic categories of “Kharkhiraa” or bass, fundamental pitch and “Isgeree or shingen” or “whistling or high pitch”.
Mongolia -
Akha Leaf Whistle
It's made of a large leaf with even rims which is not too hard and not too tender. It makes a high pitch if it's blown folding in middle and produces the pleasant sound if it's blown at the top. It's usually blown when the bachelors court the maids.
Myanmar -
Hmont (Myaungzee) Thit Ywet Moke (leaf whistle)
It can be blown with a large leaf with even rims which is not too hard and not too tender. It's blown slightly folding the rims towards the back of the leaf.
Myanmar -
FingFund (3)
One side of bamboo pipe is cut off to be sharped. The air is blown from the bamboo pipe hole with mouth. It produces the song like as whistle. Five different sizes of bamboo pipes have to be blown together at the same time.\n-8 inches in length\n-2 inches in width
Myanmar -
FingFund (4)
One side of bamboo pipe is cut off to be sharped. The air is blown from the bamboo pipe hole with mouth. It produces the song like as whistle. Five different sizes of bamboo pipes have to be blown together at the same time.\n-8 inches in length\n-2 inches in width
Myanmar -
FingFund (1)
One side of bamboo pipe is cut off to be sharped. The air is blown from the bamboo pipe hole with mouth. It produces the song like as whistle. Five different sizes of bamboo pipes have to be blown together at the same time.\n-8 inches in length\n-2 inches in width
Myanmar -
FingFund (2)
One side of bamboo pipe is cut off to be sharped. The air is blown from the bamboo pipe hole with mouth. It produces the song like as whistle. Five different sizes of bamboo pipes have to be blown together at the same time.\n-8 inches in length\n-2 inches in width
Myanmar -
FingFund (5)
One side of bamboo pipe is cut off to be sharped. The air is blown from the bamboo pipe hole with mouth. It produces the song like as whistle. Five different sizes of bamboo pipes have to be blown together at the same time.\n-8 inches in length\n-2 inches in width
Myanmar