Overtone singing

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Mongolia and Buryatia#

It is thought that the art of overtone singing originated in southwestern Mongolia (modern Khovd Province and Govi Altai region). Overtone singing can be found throughout the country and Mongolia is often considered the world’s most active area. The most commonly practiced style, (Cyrillic: ), comes in these varieties: * / labial khöömii * / palatal khöömii * / nasal khöömii * / glottal, throat khöömii * / chest cavity, stomach khöömii * / khöömii combined with long song Mongolians also have many other singing styles, such as (literally, “growling”) and .

Overture

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French overture#

As a musical form, the French overture first appears in the court ballet and operatic overtures of Jean-Baptiste Lully, which he elaborated from a similar, two-section form called ouverture, found in the French ballets de cour as early as 1640.

Italian overture#

In Italy, a distinct form called “overture” arose in the 1680s, became established particularly through the operas of Alessandro Scarlatti, and spread throughout Europe, supplanting the French form as the standard operatic overture by the mid-18th century. Its stereotypical form is in three generally homophonic movements: fast–slow–fast. The opening movement is normally in duple metre and a major key; the slow movement in earlier examples is usually quite short, and sometimes in a contrasting key; the concluding movement is dancelike, most often with rhythms of the gigue or minuet, and returns to the key of the opening section. As the form evolved, the first movement often incorporated fanfare-like elements and took on the pattern of so-called “sonatina form” (sonata form without a development section), and the slow section became more extended and lyrical.

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Overtone singing

Mongolia and Buryatia#

Overture

French overture#

Italian overture#