On the music and song of ancient Mongols
Author(s)
Title
On the music and song of ancient Mongols
Alternative Title
Эртний Монголчуудын дуу, хөгжмийн тухай
Publication Type
Language
mon
Number of Pages
11
Location
Mongolia
Keywords
Music
Song
Ancient Mongols
Spiritual culture
Relevance to ICH Safeguarding
ICH Genre
Description
In this article, the author maintained that the culture of the nomads of Central Asia and ancient Mongols was divided into spiritual and material cultures
spiritual culture originated with the nomads' livelihood and religious faith. Also, the author noticed the origin and historical development of music, dance, musical instruments, and Mongolian traditional drawing songs (folk long songs) of the ancient Mongols. This is one of the kinds of spiritual culture of ancient nomads. This kind of spiritual culture of ancient Mongols has been used on a large scale in the livelihood of Mongols. For example, when Mongols grow orphan animals, they use music and dance to "well grow animals.
Book/Journal Title
Publisher
Institute of History and Ethnology of Mongolian Academy of Science
Place of Publication
Mongolia
Date of Publication
2023
Pages
245-255
ISBN
978-9919-0-1807-8
Academic Field
ethnomusicology
Community/Ethnic Group
Mongolia
Active Contribution
Mongolia, FY 2024