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Kyrgyzstan Music is characterized by the nomadic spirit and comprises the folk songs of the country that are performed along with string instruments such as the kyl kiak, the komuz and timur komuz.
Kyrgyz music is correlated with Kazakh and Turkmen folk forms. Kyrgyz folk music uses long and sustained notes with the existence of Russian elements in the music. Modern interpretation of traditional music of Kyrgyzstan comprises the Kambarkan national folk ensemble.
Music of Kyrgyzstan is classified as Vocal Music of Kyrgyzstan and Instrumental Music of Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyz vocal music is generally known ïr. The striking features of vocal music of Kyrgyzstan is to sustain musical notes at high pitch for a very long duration. The Slavic cultural domination has inflicted a long lasting impact of Russian harmonic and melodic elements in the vocal music of the country. The instrumental music of Kyrgyzstan is refer as küü, which is based on a musical journey. The performance of the instrumental music is often accentuated by the flamboyant gestures of the performers. Kyrgyzstan instrumental performance are generally extrovert form of art. Other important musical instruments of Kyrgyzstan are a two-stringed bow instrument, kyl kiak, sybyzgy, chopo-choor, a side-blown flute, timur komuz, a jew's harp and so on.
Kyrgyzstan Music is an integral part of the culture and tradition of the country.
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