Lingm
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The lingm is a type of flute
indigenous to Bhutan
. The lingm, the dramyen (lute
) and the chiwang
(fiddle
) comprise the basic instrumental inventory for traditional Bhutanese folk music
.
There are two varieties of lingm: the dong lingm
The lingm is a type of flute
indigenous to Bhutan
. The lingm, the dramyen (lute
) and the chiwang
(fiddle
) comprise the basic instrumental inventory for traditional Bhutanese folk music
.
There are two varieties of lingm: the dong lingm
The lingm is a type of flute
indigenous to Bhutan
. The lingm, the dramyen (lute
) and the chiwang
(fiddle
) comprise the basic instrumental inventory for traditional Bhutanese folk music
.
There are two varieties of lingm: the dong lingm (གདོང་གླིངམ་; gdong-glingm), which is front-blown; and the zur lingm (ཟུར་གླིངམ་; zur-glingm), which is side-blown.
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
indigenous to Bhutan
Bhutan
Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
. The lingm, the dramyen (lute
Lute
Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes....
) and the chiwang
Chiwang
The chiwang is a type of fiddle played in Bhutan. The chiwang, the lingm , and the dramyen comprise the basic instrumental inventory for traditional Bhutanese folk music....
(fiddle
Fiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
) comprise the basic instrumental inventory for traditional Bhutanese folk music
Music of Bhutan
The music of Bhutan is an integral part of its culture and plays a leading role in transmitting social values. Traditional Bhutanese music includes a spectrum of subgenres, ranging from folk to religious song and music. Some genres of traditional Bhutanese music intertwine vocals, instrumentation,...
.
There are two varieties of lingm: the dong lingm
The lingm is a type of flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
indigenous to Bhutan
Bhutan
Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
. The lingm, the dramyen (lute
Lute
Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes....
) and the chiwang
Chiwang
The chiwang is a type of fiddle played in Bhutan. The chiwang, the lingm , and the dramyen comprise the basic instrumental inventory for traditional Bhutanese folk music....
(fiddle
Fiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
) comprise the basic instrumental inventory for traditional Bhutanese folk music
Music of Bhutan
The music of Bhutan is an integral part of its culture and plays a leading role in transmitting social values. Traditional Bhutanese music includes a spectrum of subgenres, ranging from folk to religious song and music. Some genres of traditional Bhutanese music intertwine vocals, instrumentation,...
.
There are two varieties of lingm: the dong lingm
The lingm is a type of flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
indigenous to Bhutan
Bhutan
Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
. The lingm, the dramyen (lute
Lute
Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes....
) and the chiwang
Chiwang
The chiwang is a type of fiddle played in Bhutan. The chiwang, the lingm , and the dramyen comprise the basic instrumental inventory for traditional Bhutanese folk music....
(fiddle
Fiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
) comprise the basic instrumental inventory for traditional Bhutanese folk music
Music of Bhutan
The music of Bhutan is an integral part of its culture and plays a leading role in transmitting social values. Traditional Bhutanese music includes a spectrum of subgenres, ranging from folk to religious song and music. Some genres of traditional Bhutanese music intertwine vocals, instrumentation,...
.
There are two varieties of lingm: the dong lingm (གདོང་གླིངམ་; gdong-glingm), which is front-blown; and the zur lingm (ཟུར་གླིངམ་; zur-glingm), which is side-blown.