Kazakh musical instrument dombra (photo)

Kazakhstan is an amazing and beautiful country, whose culture will never cease to amaze. Even if you look only at a number of unique musical instruments, you begin to understand that this is an extraordinary people. Kobyz, zhetygen, sybyzgy, sherterb, asyatayak - where else can you find such tools? The uniqueness and uniqueness of each nation is something that no one can ever take from humanity. Such riches of culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan will be discussed further.

Kazakh Music

For the Kazakh people, music has always been something supernatural and everyday at the same time. Legends of this people speak of its unearthly origin. At the same time, for any Kazakh, being a musician is like being able to walk or talk. It is worth noting that for the Kazakh culture is characterized by solo performances, where the musician manifests himself as an artist who works directly in public. Previously, it was very rare to find any ensembles or even duets. And if people also sang together, then most often in unison.

One of the main musical instruments of Kazakhstan

Here we are talking about a unique masterpiece. Dombra is a musical instrument that is rightly considered the national treasure of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Mostly it stands out because it has only two strings, but it does not limit it in any way. Anyone who knows how to play dombra will be able to create beautiful and absolutely high-grade music, using only these two strings. It is important to mention here that a dombra can easily be a solo instrument and play in a large orchestra creating a unique musical background.

Dombra is a musical instrument that relates to plucked. This means that the sound from it is extracted in one of the following ways:

1. A pinch.
2. The blow of the brush.
3. With the help of a mediator.

As a result, we get a quiet, gentle and soft sound, which is suitable for both loud orchestral music, and for a quiet and lyrical solo theme.

Part of the Kalmyk culture

An interesting fact is that dombra is a Kalmyk musical instrument exactly as much as a Kazakh musical instrument. The Kalmyks did not have a full-fledged and professional singing in the ensembles and even the theater. For them, it was usual to hear various kinds of solo performances, which the organizers organized with the accompaniment of music. That's it for this accompaniment and used dombra. Often, along with this action begin to dance and sing along in unison. Dombra (the musical instrument, the photo of which you will see below) has become firmly established in the culture of Kalmykia, which you should never forget.

What does it consist of?

Musical instrument dombra, like any other, has its own components. In many respects they are typical for plucked products, but it will be very interesting to consider them better. So, in the construction of dombra are:

1. The hull (in the Kazakh culture - shanak). It performs the function of an amplifier of sound waves, as in other similar instruments.
2. Deca (in the Kazakh culture - kakpak). It not only enhances sound waves, but also gives them a characteristic sound color, thereby forming the timbre of the instrument. Depending on the shape or unevenness of the deck, it might seem that the same instruments can be quite different.
3. Stand. From the qualities, weight, shape and adjustment of this part depends almost all the sound of the instrument. It directly affects the strength, evenness and timbre of the sound of dombra.
4. Strings. They are a source of sound, which means that without them nothing will happen.

Traditional for dombra were always vein strings, which were made from the insides of a goat or ram. At one time, the most qualitative were the strings of the sheep guts, which had already turned two years old. They gave the sound a lower harmony, and this was typical of traditional Kazakh music. Now the strings are most often made from fishing line. For all other elements of the dombra, any quality wood is suitable.

Variety of species

Kazakh musical instrument dombra has several varieties. Here it is important to say that although there is a three-stringed instrument in the classification of its species, a two-string dombra is a classical representative of its family. So, there are the following types of this stringed instrument:

1. Two-string.
2. Three-string.
3. Wide-enclosed.
4. Two-sided.
5. Subgraphic.
6. With a hollow neck.

What is performed on dombra?

We continue to consider what is dombra (photos are presented in the article). This section tells, perhaps, the most important thing about this tool. You still do not know why you can use it?

No matter how surprising this may sound, you can play any music on dombra, from classical works and folk motifs to modern pop music. To do this, you just have to learn how to handle these two strings and, of course, train a lot. Even before, ensembles with dombra were something incredible, but today it can play with any other instrument in a couple or even in an orchestra. Together with other folk stringed-plucked instruments, it sounds very harmonious and pleasant.

Although dombra is quite possible to perform music of any genre, its main asset is kyu. This music the steppe peoples have for hundreds of years performed themselves in pleasure, and their ignorance of the musical charter does not stop them.

Cui can be performed in two styles: combat and shertpe. The first option for us is familiar and familiar, but the second implies performance with the help of easy stretching of the string. The Kazakh hero Tatimbet put the beginning of the train in about the 19th century.

A lot of musicians tried to master the game on dombra and it was difficult or even impossible for them. The whole secret was that it's very difficult to understand how two strings are able to create a full and absolutely beautiful music.

Dombra and domra are one and the same?

Very often people use these two words as synonyms, putting the same value in them. If you allowed yourself to do so, it was a huge mistake. Even people with music education do not always know the difference between these tools, so more about this will be discussed in more detail.

Musical instrument dombra, as already mentioned, is a two-string, while domra is a three- or four-string masterpiece, which is already proud of Russian culture.

Common to these two tools is that they relate to plucked, and to extract sound for them use mediators. In history and culture, they were used for approximately the same purposes.

What is domra in music?

That you could imagine a domra, you do not need to fantasize much. It is very similar to a balalaika, but its main body is not triangular, but oval in shape. Domra consists of three main parts, and it is quite similar to dombra. The most common form is a small dombra, whose body is a hemisphere. In addition to the body, the instrument consists of a neck, which is often called a neck, and heads.

On the body, you also need to say that it includes such elements as a body, a deck, buttons for fastening strings and bottom sashes.

Instead of concluding

It's no secret that folk musical instruments have always had not only great cultural value in their homeland, but also had a significant impact on contemporary music. Quite often it may seem that folk motifs are dying along with a huge number of other cultural traditions. But in fact, the younger generation will never forget their history, if we tell it to them. And this is directly related to music. The musical instrument of dombra in Kazakhstan and Kalmykia or domra in Russia is our property. Growing up, our children begin to not only respect such things, but also to revive them.