Traditional music of the Tsuur

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en National Center for Cultural Heritage

Соёлын өвийн үндэсний төв

Title

Traditional music of the Tsuur

Alternative Title

Монгол цуур хөгжмийн уламжлалт урлаг

Publication Type

Audio-Visual Material

Language

mon

eng

Location

Mongolia

Keywords

Tsuur

Musical instrument

Tradition

Altai region

Music

Relevance to ICH Safeguarding

awareness raising

promotion

heritage management

ICH Genre

performing arts: music

Description

Inscribed in 2009 on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding. Tsuur music is based on a combination of instrumental and vocal performance—a blending of sounds created simultaneously by both the musical instrument and the human throat. Tsuur music has an inseparable connection to the Uriankhai Mongolians of the Altai Region and remains an integral part of their daily life. Its origins lie in an ancient practice of worshipping nature and its guardian spirits by emulating natural sounds. The Tsuur is a vertical pipe-shaped wooden wind instrument with three finger holes. Simultaneously touching the mouthpiece of the pipe with one’s front teeth and applying one’s throat produces a unique timbre comprising a clear and gentle whistling sound and a drone. The Tsuur is traditionally played to ensure success for hunts, for benign weather, as a benediction for safe journeys, or for weddings and other festivities. The music reflects one’s inner feelings when traveling alone, connects a human to nature, and serves as a performing art.

Publisher

National Center for Cultural Heritage

Place of Publication

Mongolia

Date of Publication

2022

Academic Field

heritage management

Community/Ethnic Group

Mongolia

Contributor

Council for Cultural Heritage Networking and Communication

Active Contribution

Mongolia, FY 2024