20/11/2020
INTANGIBLE GULTURAL HERITAGE OF HUMANITY (UNESCO)
Mongol urtiin duu /traditional long song/
Mongolian long song (urtiin duu) is an outstanding and extraordinary masterpiece of the song and music art of Mongolia that is sung nowhere else in the world. It is rooted in the worldview of nomadic Mongolians and developed by the nomadic Mongolians in ways that have been shaped by the dialects and customs of each region and ethnicity. These songs are characterized by an abundance of ornamentation, falsetto, an extremely wide vocal range and a free compositional form.
Although no one has yet identified the exact time when urtiin duu originated, some Chinese historical records related to the period of Hünnü Empire mentioned about the peculiar ‘wolf-like singing’ of the nomadic people who inhabited the regions north of China. This is proof that the ancestors of the Mongolians sang long songs at least 2,400 years ago.
Researchers and experts unanimously believe that the origins of the long song are closely associated with the ritualistic expressions of the nomads, such as animal coaxing an animal calling chants, shamanic calls, uukhai cheers, horse race cheers, eulogies, praises, and epic intoning, all of which derive from the needs and demands of environment in which the nomadic livestock breeders lived. The lyrics and melodies of the long mongolian songs are thoroughly influenced by the nomadic Mongolians’ philosophical views, ideologies, symbolism, reverence, and respect toward the universe, nature, humanity, animals, ancestors, and state, as well as their love and sympathy toward parents, children, and their spouse. Encounter Mongolia.
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