Morinkhuur: The Mongolian Horse Fiddle
by B. Bayarsaikhan and Jeremy Stoun.
It is a practical Introduction to the instrument and the way of playing. Now
the book is available
online at ShopMongolia.com
The introduction to the book:
The Morin Khuur (horse-head fiddle) is the instrument most associated with
Mongolian traditions and culture. Mor(in) means horse. When Mongolians were
entirely a nomadic nation, the horse was almost their only means of transport,
as well as man's best friend. Many songs and poems were written extolling the
horse.
There are a number of legends about how the Morin Khuur was first created, all
based on a man's love for a dead horse. So central was (and still is) the horse
to Mongolian culture, that the head of the horse was placed on top of the nation's
principal musical instrument, and its tail hair is used for the two strings
and for the bow.
Much of the canon of Mongolian performance art (song, dance, drama, stories,
even blessings) is inseparably entwined with the music of the Morin Khuur. But
it is not simply a traditional instrument; its special sound contributes much
to the quality of modern music. For hundreds of years the instrument itself
changed little until the twentieth century, when there were developments to
playing technique and even to the Morin Khuur`s construction.
More and more people are visiting Mongolia. As culture becomes more globalized,
we hope this book will help foreigners learn to play the Morin Khuur and spread
the word about Mongolia `s national instrument throughout the world.
Buy now
online at Shop Mongolia.com
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Vanished Kingdoms: A Woman Explorer in Tibet, China, and Mongolia
1921-1925 - Mabel Cabot
A Testament to the Great Spirit and Success of a Remarkable
Woman Explorer In the early 1920s, the last great age of world explorers,
a remarkable young woman, Janet Elliott Wulsin, set out with her husband,
Frederick Wulsin, for the far reaches of China, Tibet, and Outer Mongolia
to study the people, flora, and fauna of the region. Janet’s strenuous,
eventful exploration is detailed by a text enriched with excerpts from
her candid personal letters. The journey proved to be a test of the Wulsins’
endurance and of their relationship. While in Asia, the Wulsins took many
extraordinary photographs, which form the heart of this richly produced
publication. They documented tribespeople and sublime desert landscapes,
and, perhaps most remarkably, were allowed to photograph the interior
of several of the great Tibetan Buddhist lamaseries, many of which have
since been destroyed. Several dozen rare, hand-painted lantern slides
survived and are reproduced here in splendid color. The photographs from
the Wulsin expedition are now in the collection of the Peabody Museum
of Archaeology and Ethnology, in collaboration with which this volume
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Colloquial Mongolian - Alan J. K. Sanders...
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Mongolia - Claire Sermier
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Mongolia Bradt Guide - Jane Blunden
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Hearing Birds Fly - Louisa Waugh |
The Khan's Daughter - Laurence Yep |
A History of Inner Asia - Svat Soucek
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In The Empire of Genghis Khan - Stanley Stewart
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Eagle Dreams - Stephen J. Bodio
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Lonely Planet Mongolian Phrasebook - Alan J.K. Sanders
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World - Jack Weatherford
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Trans-Siberian Handbook, 6th - Bryn Thomas
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Women of Mongolia - Martha Avery |
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The Desert Road to Turkestan (Kodansha Globe) - Owen Lattimore |
Bones of the Master - GEORGE CRANE |
I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade - Diane Lee Wilson
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