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Tai Li (Li Shan) Talaw (Violin)
A piece of wood is carved into the shape of bowl with equal thickness. Some people use brass bowl for the body to produce better sound. And then, the carved body is covered with hide of deer or goat. Guitar strings are used for this violin and two tuning pegs are installed on the top of the fret. The topmost part of the fret is carved into the shape of parrot. This violin is stood on the ground or put on the shoulder to play with the bow.\n-2.7 inches in length of the violin\n-5 inches in diameter of the body\n-4.5 inches in high of the body\n-1 feet and 5 inches in length of the fret\n-8 inches in length of the carved parrot
Myanmar 2014-07-14 -
Traditional music of the Morin khuur
Mongols have traditionally shown a great respect for the horse, honoring it in their national standards and symbols (flags and emblems) and in their folk songs. Morin khuur clearly belongs to this symbolic tradition. Morin khuur, so named for the ornamental horse-head carving at the top of its neck, is a unique two-stringed musical instrument developed by the nomadic Mongols. The strings of both the bow and fiddle are made from the hair of a horse’s tail. Most significantly, there is a tradition of playing the morin khuur at all ritual and ceremonial events. No discussion of the morin khuur would be complete without having considered the folk ‘long song’, for which it provides the principal accompaniment. Besides Bii Biylgee and folk long song, many other folk artistic forms such as Ülger (tales), Tuuli (epic), Yörööl (benediction), Magtaal (ode) and others can always be performed with morin khuur.
Mongolia -
Jor/Htaung Tayaw (Upright Violin)
Yamanay or Mahorgani wood is used to make Htaung Violin (Upright), one of Mon traditional string musical instruments. Its scroll is curved into the shape of Kainnayi or Hintha birds. There is an endpin under the lower bout. When playing 3-stringed Mon Htaung violin, the instrument is upright and leaned against the player's body. It is played with a bow which is made of horse hair. The first string is tuned to NgaPauk (Fifth Note), the second string to ThanHman TaPauk (First Note), and the third string to LayPauk (Fourth note). The strings are made of silk or nylon. There is no fret on its finger board, and it must be played by pressing the strings with the fingertips from up to down. It can play the scales of flat and sharp notes.\n-29 inches in length\n-5.25 inches in height of body
Myanmar 2014-07-02 -
Lesu Chae Bu (Lesu Banjo)
Long lasting eaglewood is curved the pattern of circular, egg and triangle and four strings are put on it. Jute fibers was used at ancient time. String of fish rod can be used. Nowadays, guitar string No (1) is used. It is played according to banjo song that hears from ear. It can play traditional melody. Bow is put between the strings and strikes one beat to the upperand then to the lower string. It has to be systematically played at Lesu traditional dance ( CharNaew Char ) as non-professional playing. It must played only for traditional melody.\n-2 feet 3.5 inches in Length\n-1 feet 2.5 inches in Length of sound body\n-1 feet 1 inch in Arm of guitar\n-1.5 feet in Thickness
Myanmar 2014-08-12 -
Secret of Hair’s Melody
Traditional Art of Morin Khuur Music (Horse-Head Fiddle) Mongolia (Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, 2008) \nThe morin khuur, a unique two-stringed musical instrument with a horse-head, is an aggregation of traditional Mongolian culture. The strings and bow are made of horse-tail hair and can produce an expansive musical range, excellent sound expressions, and a perfect harmonization of tune and melody.
Mongolia 2017 -
Mongolian calligraphy
Mongolian calligraphy is the technique of handwriting in the Classical Mongolian script, which comprises ninety letters connected vertically by continuous strokes to create words. The letters are formed from six main strokes, known as head, tooth, stem, stomach, bow and tail, respectively. Mongolian calligraphy expresses ancient traditional literature, culture, knowledge, intellectual education and innate human sensuality through the brush strokes used in writing the Classical Mongolian script. It requires an equal combination of hand, eye and mental artistry and skill, using brush, ink, paper and strop. This calligraphic art is used for the distinct, vertically written Mongolian script comprising several patterns of writing: ancient, meticulous, stenography, ornamental and stylized. Traditionally, mentors select the best students and train them to be calligraphers over a period of five to eight years.
Mongolia -
Gone Shan Horn Tayaw (Saxophone Violin)
The body of violin is attached with saxophone. It has to be played with a bow, while pressing 4 strings according to the notes.\n-2 feet 1 inch in length\n-1 feet 1 inch in length of bigger horn\n-6 inches in diameter of bigger horn\n-5.5 inches in length of smaller horn\n-2.5 inches in diameter of smaller horn
Myanmar 2014-07-11 -
Doro (Two strings instruments)
Once, A man went to eat honey from forest ranger. Another man also approached him and asked him to give honey but first person didn’t give him. He blocked the hole with giant stone. A few years later, he went there again, he found that bones. He picked a bone and put on strings on it. This instrument was called “Dor Yaw“. Later, it is made with bamboo and wood. Wood of sweet chestnut is made arm of violin and bamboo is covered toad skin. Two strings are put on it. Bow is made U Hlaing tree that from Putao Township. Bow is put between two strings to create high and low pitch.\n-1 feet 7 inches in Length\n-3 inches in Length of sound body\n-9 inches in Girth of sound body\n-4 inches in High of sound body\n-1 feet 3.5 inches in Length of arm of violin
Myanmar 2014-08-20 -
Akha Violin
The soundbox and fingerboard are made of wood and the soundbox is covered with the leather and supported with the bamboo rods. Three strings are fixed and the revolving blades are attached at each ends of the strings to level the strings. The musical sounds are made with it pressing on the strings by fingers and played with a bow made of horse tail.\n-2.5 feet length of violin\n-7 inches of soundbox in length\n-17 inches of bow in length
Myanmar 2014-07-12 -
Horn TaJo (Saxophone Violin)
The body of violin is attached with saxophone. It has to be played with a bow, while pressing 4 strings according to the notes. It is played with a bow by pressing the 4 strings with the fingertips from up to down.\n-1 feet 3 inches in length\n-1 feet 3 inches in length of bigger horn
Myanmar 2014-07-20 -
Larchike SheeTant (two strings violin)
Yamanay has to made a hollow body and two gunny twines are attached same sizes. Bow strings is made with gunny twines and the arm of bow is made cane. There is a hole bottom of sound body to produce song. Bow is placed between two strings to play. Two strings produce “Tan sound” and Dound sound”. It has to be played at night when drinking intoxication brew.\n-1 feet 1.5 inches in Length\n-4 inches in Length of sound body\n-3 inches in High of sound body\n-1 feet 1.5 inches in Girth of sound body\n-1 feet 8.5 inches in Length of arm of violin\n-2 feet 5.5 inches in Length of the string
Myanmar 2014-08-18 -
Lawraw Pohaung Qhid Zang Taung (Two string violin)
Hard wood is made the arm of violin and dried gourd was made for sound box in ancient time. Wood has to be made sound box. The head of sound body was covered frog skin in the ancient time. Nowadays, it is covered by thin skin like as fish and snake. It is put on two strings of guitar string no(1). First string is called Saw Tune and second string is called Daw tune. Bow was made horse tail in ancient time. Nowadays, it is made of Nylon string. Bow is put on between two string to play. Saw tuning and Daw tuning is based to produce pitch by pressing strings.\n-2 feet 7.5 inches in Length\n-2 feet 3.5 inches in Length of the arm of violin\n-4 inches in Length of sound body\n-5.5 inches in High\n-1 feet in Girth\n-2 feet 7 inches in Length of bow\n-2 feet 1 inch in Length of the string of bow
Myanmar 2014-08-15