Few other nations have undergone as profound a change in their
social, political, and cultural life as Mongolia did in the
twentieth century. Beginning the century as a largely rural,
nomadic, and tradition-oriented society, the nation was transformed
by the end of this century into a largely urban, post-industrial,
and cosmopolitan one. This study seeks to understand the effects
that Western-inspired modernity has had on the nature of cultural
tradition in the country, focusing in particular on development of
the morin khuur or "horse-head fiddle," a two-stringed bowed folk
lute that features a horse s head carved into its crown. As well as
being one of the most popular instruments in the contemporary
national musical culture, it has also become an icon of Mongolian
national identity and a symbol of the nation s ancient cultural
heritage. In its modern form, however, the horse-head fiddle
reflects the values of a modern, cosmopolitan society that put it
profoundly at odds with those of the traditional society. In so
doing, it also reflects the cosmopolitan nature of the nation s
contemporary national musical culture. "
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