Mongolian Khöömii Singing
There have been many
explanations of khöömii that I have come across over the years. I will attempt to
point to the main contributors and sources. My own studies brought me to
Carol Pegg’s articles
on Khöömii
The Chöömij of Mongolia A Spectral Analysis
of Overtone Singing by Ronald Walcott 1974
Original Research and
Acoustical Analysis in connection with the Xöömij Style of Biphonic Singing
Tran Quang Hai and Denis Guillou, Paris 1980
A Two Voiced Song
With No Words by Lauri Harvilahti
circa 1981
Tuvin Folk Music by A. N. Aksenov,
Tuvinskaia Narodnaia Muzyka (Moscow, 1964)
By Takeda, Shoichi and Muraoka, Teruo
Synthesis of the
laryngeal source of throat singing using a 2×2-mass model
Ken-Ichi Sakakibara, Hiroshi Imagawa, Seiji Niimi, Naotoshi Osaka
Physical
Modelling of the vocal tract of a Sygyt singer by Chen-Gia Tsai
Perception of Overtone Singing
by Chen-Gia Tsai
Kargyraa and meditation by Chen-Gia
Tsai
Growl Voice in Ethnic and Pop Styles
Ken-Ichi Sakakibara, Leonardo Fuks, Hiroshi Imagawa, Niro Tayama 2004
False vocal fold
surface waves during Sygyt singing: A hypothesis
Chen-Gia Tsai, Yio-Wha Shau, and Tzu-Yu Hsiao
False Vocal Fold Surface Waves
During Sygyt Singing: a theoretical study by Chen-Gia Tsai
The Effect of the Hypopharyngeal
and Supra-Glottic Shapes on The Singing Voice
Hiroshi Imagawa, Ken-Ichi Sakakibara, Niro Tayama, Seiji Niimi, 2003
The Laryngeal Flow model for
Pressed-Type Singing Voices
Ken-Ichi Sakakibara, Hiroshi Imagawa, Seiji Niimi, Naotoshi Osaka 2006
Altai Khangai Ensemble
info on Khöömii from the net
Zulsar on Khöömii from the Net
Page one of some
Mongolian CD’s Featuring khöömii with track listings and liner notes
Page two of some
Mongolian CD’s Featuring khöömii with track listings and liner notes
Some Khöömii,
Khoomei, Overtone Singing Links and Related Sites
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