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1 online resource (streaming video file) (51 min. 43 sec.) ; 314443634 bytes |
| Summary |
In the Mongolian steppes, a family of horse herders welcome four city children into their home for several months.The children will learn the ancient morin khuur, an ancestral fiddle that features a carved horse-head and is said to sing into the hearts of animals and people. Omba, a wise old musician, teaches them this magical instrument, said to have healing powers.The fiddle sounds are inspired by the landscape and the animals of the windswept Mongolian steppes, mimicking a wild horse neighing, the movement of a camel or conveying the birth of a river.Back in their hometown, the children continue playing this fiddle of the past, assuring the continuation of this great custom into the future of this rapidly changing society.PRODUCTION DETAILS: A film by Benoit Segur for ZED |
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Broadcast 2011-07-17 at 16:00:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: PG |
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Folk music -- Instruction and study.
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Herders -- Social life and customs.
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Horses -- Folklore.
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Morin huur music.
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Morin huur.
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Mongolia.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Bandey, Paul, cast
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Segur, Benoit, director
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