Traditional Music
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, North China
Ancient, several centuries before the Mongol Empire
Representative List
Master-Apprentice (Oral/Aural)
Oral Tradition
Urtiin Duu — Mongolian Long Song
"A breathtaking Mongolian vocal tradition of sustained notes and elaborate ornamentation — the soulful voice of the grasslands."
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Urtiin Duu — Mongolian Long Song: A Living Heritage
Urtiin Duu, or "long song," is a traditional Mongolian vocal form characterized by extended, sustained notes and elaborate ornamentation. Each syllable of text is stretched over a long melodic line, expressing themes of grassland life, horses, and spiritual connection to nature. Sung without instrumental accompaniment, it requires extraordinary breath control and is performed at festivals, weddings, and horse-racing ceremonies.
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Years of Unbroken Lineage
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Mongolian Long Song: The Grasslands Singing
historicalA melody as vast as the steppe, born among the nomads of Inner Mongolia.
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