Art,+Literature+and+Music-+Mongols

Mongol Culture By: Greg Chapman

media type="custom" key="3759341"[|*] Above is an example of traditional Mongolian Folk Music

  __Mongol Literature:__ - [|Uligers], are orally spoken stories that represent how the Mongols expressed literature. [|*] - These often tell stories about adventures of Heroes (such as Genghis Khan) fighting the mighty Manggus.[|*] - Mongols are historic people by having a published novel called [|Secret History of The Mongols], which was published around 1240a.d[|*] - Mongol literature was greatly influenced by Buddhism in the 16th century. [|*] - The Mongols evoked translations of Buddhist sacred writings and related works. [|*] __Mongol Language:__ The history of the Mongol language has had three changes in the past : - The old, ancient language (through 12th century) ; Middle Mongolian (13th-16th centuries) ; Modern Mongolian (17 th century- present)  [|*]

__Mongol sport: __- A traditional Mongol sport was called the Zegeteaba (the Great Hunt).[|*] - The game was influenced by Genghis Khan in preparation for war.[|*] - Other sports included archery (also preparation for war) and horse racing.[|*] __Mongol Music:__ - Mongolian Folk Music was highly influenced by the Nomadic tribes of Mongolia.[|*] - The Nomad shepherds in Mongolia played string and wind instruments .[|*] - These have been carried on throughout time.[|*] - Some examples of instruments include: - Hell Khuur, made of wood and bamboo back then. It uses a spring to act as a vibrator in the chamber to amplify the sound when it hits your teeth and tongue.[|*] - Tsuur (wind instrument), is a popular mongolian wind instrument.[|*]

- Mongolian Throat singing is an exercise much practiced by Mongols in ceremonies and tribes.[|*] - Also pronounced //Khoomii//, it is a form of singing used by the mouth, tongue. larynx and nasal cavity.[|*] - These methods provide a combined harmonic for the human ear.[|*] - This method is shared with the [|Tuvans] who were (and still are) a nomadic tribe in Mongolia.[|*] - Tuvan throat singers can produce two to three (sometimes even four) different tones from their throats.[|*]

media type="youtube" key="VTCJ5hedcVA" height="344" width="425" (Above is an example of traditional Tuvan / Mongolian Music that incorporates throat singing and instruments)

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