Kyrgyz Embassy Geneva - kyrgyz traditional music

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                                                  Kyrgyz national instruments

From the ancient times the Kyrgyz people were famous for their musical talents. The Kyrgyz traditional musical instruments were formed and perfected during the whole history of the Kyrgyz people and were shaped as they are in the 16th century.

Taking The most popular Kyrgyz traditional musical instrument is "komuz", a three-string pinch musical instrument made of wood of an apricot-tree.

"Kyl kiyak", a two-string bow musical instrument the sounding-board of which is usually made of camel leather, is also very popular.

Interesting traditional musical instruments are: "temir komuz", a mouth musical instrument made of iron, and "jigach ooz komuz" made of wood.

Among traditional musical wind instruments the most popular are: "choor", a pipe-shaped wooden musical instrument, and "chopo choor", a ball-shaped wind musical instrument made of clay.


                    komuz                                  kyl kiyak                      temir komuz, chopo choor

The melodies are performed on the Kyrgyz popular musical instruments. The table presents instruments and examples of melodies performed on these instruments:

komuz	Parizat.Folk
temir komuz	Swing.Burulcha
jigach ooz komuz	A cuckoo.Folk
kyl kiyak	A perfect valley. M.Kurenkeev
choor and chopo choor	White pigeon.Folk