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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Music of Khakassia
Khakassia - Kyrgyzstan - Mongolia - Qinghai - Tajikistan - Tibet - Turkmenistan - Tuva - Uzbekistan - Xinjiang
A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is evoking and eulogizing the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nations government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.
Native musical instruments: The pondur is the oldest of musical instruments of the Chechens, comprising of three chords and a wooden casing.
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Republic of Khakassia (; Khakass: Хакасия Республиказы) or Khakasiya () is a federal subject of Russia (a republic) located in south central Siberia.
Abakan is the administrative centre of Khakassia, and with a population of around 160,000 making it the largest city.
From the 6th century Khakassia was the core of the old Kyrgyz state.
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  Khakas
In the 17th century, the Khakas formed Khakassia in the middle of the lands of Yenisei Kirghiz, who at the time were vassals of a Mongolian ruler.
The republic of Khakassia in its present form was established in 1992.
Khakassia is the homeland of the ancestors of the Kyrgyz people of Central Asian Kyrgyzstan, who were assigned that region during the Mongol period.
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In the 17th century, the Khakas formed Khakassia in the middle of the lands of Yenisei Kirghiz, who at the time were vassals of a Mongolian ruler.
The republic of Khakassia in its present form was established in 1992.
Khakassia is the homeland of the ancestors of the Kyrgyz people of Central Asian Kyrgyzstan, who were assigned that region during the Mongol period.
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 Music of Khakassia - Biocrawler
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Like Tuva, throat-singing is practiced in Khakassia, often accompanied by a two-stringed instrument called the khomos.
This article about a music genre is a stub.
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 Music of Central Asia Summary
Central Asian music, that is, the music of the former Soviet states of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan, is based on the interaction of nomadic and sedentary cultures and on the blending of the region's Persian and Turkic cultures and languages.
Music is found in the chants (zikr) and sometimes in the instrumental music of Sufi ceremonies.
The music of Central Asia is as vast and unique as the many cultures and peoples who inhabit the region.
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 Reference Encyclopedia - Ethnic Russian music
Ethnic music is especially associated with classical styles of ballet and opera, of which composers like Mikhail Glinka, Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Igor Stravinsky and the members of The Mighty Handful are among the most well-known.
Late in the 19th century, elements of Russian folk music (such as the balalaika) began to be used in orchestras, beginning with a Russian folk instrument orchestra led by Vasily Andreyev.
During the Soviet era, music in the USSR was tightly restricted.
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According to one theory, the oldest musical instrument that was discovered to date is a piece of a flute from around 32,000 B.C., which came from Khakassia in southern Siberia.
This is the theory that explains that this is rhythm, and that it became to origin of music, and it is known as the labor theory of origin.
He thought that music was most effective for the education of the spirit, while physical education was effective for strengthening the body that hosts the spirit into a strong and healthy one.
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 Khakassia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Khakassia or Khakasiya (Russian: Хака́сия or Хака́ссия) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic) located in south central Siberia.
Abakan is the administrative centre of Khakassia, and with a population of around 160,000 making it the largest city.
Khakassia, Time zone, Administrative divisions, Demographics, History, Economy, Views of Khakasiya, See also and Turkic peoples.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Khakassia   (381 words)

  
 Music of Inner Mongolia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Inner Mongolia is a province of China, with traditions related to Tuvan music and Mongolian music.
Musically, it is known for the Han shanxi opera tradition.
Music of Inner Mongolia, Central Asian music, Inner Mongolia and Music of Chinese subdivisions.
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 Music of Kazakhstan - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Kazakh music is nomadic and rural, and is closely related to Uzbek and Kyrgyz folk forms.
Prior to the 20th century, Kazakh folk music was collected and studied by ethnographic research teams including composers, music critics and musicologists.
Music of Kazakhstan, Folk music, Pop music, Russian and Soviet-era music, Musical institutions, References and Kazakh music.
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 Music of Russia Encyclopedia Article @ Declaring.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
During the period of Soviet domination, music was highly scrutinized and kept within certain boundaries of content and innovation.
The Buryats of the far east is known for distinctive folk music which uses the two-stringed horsehead fiddle, or morin khur.
Tatar folk music have rhythmic peculiarities and pentatonic intonation in common with nations of the Volga area, who are ethnically Finno-Ugric and Turkic.
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Under the musical direction of the jazz musician and professor of music Heinrich Känzig the formation of this highly qualified orchestra provides a fascinating view across the traditional and contemporary musical cultures of the mountains of Central Asia and the Alps.
It is a kind of music with rough edges that is variedly fighting on the one hand and fusing to a powerful unit on the other hand - a unique worldmusic of the mountains.
Musical fusions and interplays develop between the Central Asian and Alpine traditions; motives of another group are picked up, varied or contrasted, consonant or dissonant, until all musicians are finally united in the great summit - music as common language bridges all cultural differences without deleting them.
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 Music of Afghanistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Music is an important part of the new year celebration, as it is for Mazari Sharif.
The rubab is a common lute-like instrument in Afghanistan, and is the forerunner of the Indian sarod
The Afghan concept of music is closely associated with musical instruments, and thus the unaccompanied religious music is not considered music.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Afghanistan   (1173 words)

  
 Music Index
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UNESCO proclaimed the traditional music of the moriin khuur a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on November 7, 2003.
Perhaps the best-known musical form of the Mongols is the throat-singing tradition, extant among all or most Mongols though best well-known internationally from Tuva.
This type of music is not considered world music in the west and was long generally unavailable outside Mongolia, but can now be downloaded from various Mongolian websites.
www.chinaiworld.com /wiki-Music_of_Mongolia   (651 words)

  
 Tuvan Music CDs: NEW ARRIVALS TYVA KYZY CHODURAA TUMAT SABJILAR SARYMAI and CHIRGILCHIN
Music from one of the Republic of center of Asia, next to Tuva, Khakassia of Russia.
Music from the Mountain-Steppes of Khakassia This is a beautiful full length album of music by the group Khyrkhaas - Sergei Charkov (former member of the internationally-acclaimed band Sabjilar) and his daughter Yulia.
Produced by Carole Pegg, author of Mongolian Music, Dance, and Oral Narrative, its ten page booklet introduces the musical traditions, instruments and songs of Khakassia, as well as Khyrkhaas' passion for reconnecting those traditions especially those of their own clan (Kyrgyz) and ethnic group (Khaas).
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 Music of Tibet information - Search.com
The music of Tibet reflects the cultural heritage of the trans-Himalayan region, centered in Tibet but also known wherever ethnic Tibetan groups are found in India, Kham, Bhutan, Nepal and further abroad.
First and foremost Tibetan music is religious music, reflecting the profound influence of Tibetan Buddhism on the culture.
Another form of popular music is the classical gar style, which is performed at rituals and ceremonies.
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Khomus (jew's harp) music of the Sakha (Yakut), Eastern Siberia
Music from the central Asian, Russian Republic of Khakassia, primarily for zither (chatkhan) and throat-singing (khay), but on some tracks including flutes, percussion, spike fiddle or spoken word.
The music is austere and beautiful, and strangely, sometimes sounds a bit avant garde
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 Traditional and modern Khakas conceptions of sound and music - 4   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Although it is in Russian and the music lacks obvious Khakas traits, it is favoured by the Khakas.
In every ensemble the whole set of Khakas musical instruments, modernised or reconstructed, is played: the chatkhan zither, the khomïs lute, the bowed ïïkh lute, the timîr khomïs mouth harp, the khobrakh flute, the sucked pïrghï trumpet, the tüür drum, and a range of newly developed percussion instruments.
The third and youngest "folk music" ensemble to perform at this concert was the Sabjïlar (Messengers) ensemble, established in 1998.
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 Khakassia info here at en.articles-on-parenting.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In Abekan, Khakassia Anyway, Scott is now in Abekan, Khakassia, and I just found out on this website that in that region, they are exactly the opposite time zone from eastern daylight savings.
Khakassia or Khakasiya (Russian: Хака́сия or Хака́ссия) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic) located in south proficient Siberia.
Abakan is the administrative centre of Khakassia, 'n with a population of everywhere 160,000 making it the largest city.
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The music of Tibet reflects the cultural heritage of the trans-Himalayan region, centered in Tibet but also known wherever ethnic Tibetan groups are found in India, Kham, Bhutan, Nepal and further abroad.
First and foremost Tibetan music is religious music, reflecting the profound influence of Tibetan Buddhism on the culture.
Another form of popular music is the classical gar style, which is performed at rituals and ceremonies.
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 Tuva: National Geographic World Music
To this day, traditional Tuvan music leaves open space so that nature might be able to come in and add its own elements to the conversation.
Until recent years, the music of the Tuvans was indisputably a solo effort, emphasizing timbre and harmonics over rhythm.
But perhaps the best example of what has happened to the region's music as a result of not only Soviet control but also of Western influence is Alash, a group of Tuvans who learned Western notation on stringed instruments that were hybridized versions of traditional ones.
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 The Sleeping Warrior
Khakass ethnic culture is reviving -- music, art, theatre, storytelling, and ancient healing and ceremonial practices -- all of which reclaim images of shamanic reality and bring their spiritual content back to life after years of silence and oppression.
In Tuva, Khakassia's neighbour republic, there has been much more contact not only with scholars but with practitioners of shamanic types of healing from the US and Europe, and there the focus seems to be more on individual healing.
Khakass music and epic now appear in the national theatre, carrying vital spiritual and ecological messages, while just a few years ago they were viewed as quaint remnants of a primitive past.
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Interludes of spoken Sufi poetry interrupt the music, typically beginning at a low register and gradually ascending to a climax before calming back down to the beginning tone.
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The San Francisco World Music Festival has earned a reputation as a showcase for acclaimed traditional music, and this year is no different, starting with Sunday's performance by two of Iran's best-known classical artists, Hossein Alizadeh and Madjid Khaladj.
Also on the June 15-16 bill is Sabjilar, a family of throat singers from the Khakassia region of Siberian Russia; and Elvel, a troupe from Russia's Kamchatka peninsula, whose dances are shamanist and whose percussive music imitates animal and forest sounds.
Santoro, who is music director for the Northern Chinese Wushu piece, says all the June 15-16 artists may "jam" on stage at the conclusion of each show.
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 National Anthems, Hymns, Patriotic and Folk Songs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Beth Gazo - Liturgical Music of the Syriac Orthodox Church.
Suomalaisen musiikin hakemisto 1901 - 1979: Database of finnish music 1901 - 1979.
The Karelian Folk Music Ensemble : From the Land of the Kalevala.
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 Dolmetsch Online - Music Dictionary K - Ki
It is music to accompany dance, but with a special twist-- it uses two singers overlapping their voices in a way that allows for a continuous stream of music for the dancer, and small intervals for resting or breathing by the singers.
The kanon represented a great advance in musical composition, particularly because, compared to the kontakion, the kanon was less rigid melodically, and instead of one melody repeated twenty-four to thirty times, the kanon included nine melodies sung up to nine times each.
It is for this reason that polyphonic music rewritten as a keyboard score, where each staff has more than one of the original vocal lines, is said to be 'intabulated'.
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