{"id":6404,"date":"2019-11-16T01:54:59","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T01:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-culture\/talk-about-long-melody-ballad-of-the-mongolians-meng-gu-chang-diao\/"},"modified":"2019-11-16T01:54:59","modified_gmt":"2019-11-16T01:54:59","slug":"talk-about-long-melody-ballad-of-the-mongolians-meng-gu-chang-diao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/talk-about-long-melody-ballad-of-the-mongolians-meng-gu-chang-diao\/","title":{"rendered":"Talk about Long Melody Ballad of the Mongolians \u8499\u53e4\u957f\u8c03"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Long melody is a sort of ballad which was created by nomadic tribes in North China in the course of stockbreeding(\u755c\u7267\u4e1axùmùyè) activities and is sung at the time of grazing and during traditio<\/em>nal festivals of Mongolian. It is featured by long-drawn-out and leisurely rhythm, extensive artistic conception, magnitude of tones, fewness of lyric, long tinge, and highly decorative rhythm. Long melody with the most distinct feature is coloratura singing style evolving from the singing type of "Noguerra" (Mongolian, means twisted and turned sound or decorative sound). It is the typical music style of the Mo<\/em>ngolian ethnic minority.<\/p>\n

Long melody is freely translated from the Mo<\/em>ngolian "Arad unurtu- yin- daguu" ("Arad unurtu- yin" means eternity and perpetuity; "Daguu" means song). According to textual research, long-melody ballad was already in existence when the Mo<\/em>ngolian minority came into being. Therefore, it has a history of up to 1000 years as a kind of oral culture passed on from ancient times. It can be therefore rated as a "Living Fossil" of Mo<\/em>ngolian music.<\/p>\n

Mo<\/em>ngolian long melody(\u8499\u53e4\u957f\u8c03Méngg\u01d4 chángdiào) is an embodiment(if you say that someone or something is the embodiment of a quality or idea, you mean that that is their most noticeable characteristic or the basis of all they do) of characteristics of Mo<\/em>ngolian nomadic culture. It has close bearing on Mo<\/em>ngolian language, literature, history, religion, psychology, world view, ecological view, philosophy and customs. Meanwhile, it runs through the entire history and social life of the ethnic group. The basic subject matter of the long melody usually focuses on pastoral and nostalgic songs, paean as well as wedding and banquet songs.<\/p>\n

Long melody ballad has its themes closely l<\/em>inked to the social life of the Mo<\/em>ngolian minority. It is a necessity in the Mo<\/em>ngolian festival ceremonies, wedding banquets, friend’s and relative’s gatherings, "Nadam Fair" (a Mo<\/em>ngolian traditio<\/em>nal fair) and other activities. Moreover, it reflects the mental development and cultural taste of the Mo<\/em>ngolian from all aspects.
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