Music in the Altai Republic
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The
The Ministry of Culture of the Altai Republic operates several folklore organizations dedicated to preserving traditional culture, including music and dance, each dedicated to a particular region. These regions include
Traditional instruments from Altay include:
- Amirgi-Marok: a wind instrument used to coax deer
- Adishi-Marok: a wind instrument made of birch bark
- sinews and played with a bow
- jaw harpmade of wood traditionally, though now more frequently metal
- Shagay: a wind instrument made from the bones of a sheep
- Shagur: a wind instrument made of wood with holes on the side
- Shatra: a rattle
- Shoor: a long wind instrument, similar to a flute. Ergek shoor, tuyuk shoor, achyk shoor, altyn shoor.
- , using strings made from horse tails and tuned to an interval of a fourth
- Ungurek: a wind instrument made of clay
The performance of traditional epics, accompanied by the topshur, is an important part of Altay music. These are usually narrated in a
The most popular traditional musician from Altay may be Nohon Shumarov, from Yaman, a small village in the mountains, who worked in theater in Gorno Altaysk beginning in 1977. He now works at the School of Classical Music, which is the only institution of its kind in the region to teach traditional music. He has performed across Russia and Central Asia, as well as far away as Vietnam, Germany, Latvia, Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland and Lithuania.
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References
- ^ Humans in the Siberian Landscapes: Ethnocultural Dynamics and Interaction with Nature and Space. Switzerland, Springer International Publishing, 2022. 410.