Amyrga

The amyrga (Tuvan: амырга) is a horn in Tuvan culture originally used as a hunting horn for hunting stags,^[1] but is also used in Tuvan music as a musical instrument,^[2] such as by Huun-Huur-Tu.^[3]

Usage

The amyrga comes in a conic shape, with the user tightening lips around the narrower end and inhaling to produce a series of overtones that imitate the call of male Siberian red deer during the fall mating season.^[4]

References

↑ Levin, Theodore; Edgerton, Michael (1999). "The throat singers of Tuva" (PDF). Scientific American (September 1999): 87. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
↑ "Wind Instruments". Retrieved 2 January 2026.
↑ "Huun Huur Tu". Retrieved 2 January 2026.
↑ Levin, Theodore; Süzükei, Valentina (2019). Where rivers and mountains sing: sound, music, and nomadism in Tuva and beyond. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. pp. 80–81. ISBN 9780253044716.

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[1] Levin, Theodore; Edgerton, Michael (1999). "The throat singers of Tuva" (PDF). Scientific American (September 1999): 87. Retrieved 2 January 2026.

[tuvan-instruments-2] "Wind Instruments". Retrieved 2 January 2026.

[huun-huur-tu-3] "Huun Huur Tu". Retrieved 2 January 2026.

[4] Levin, Theodore; Süzükei, Valentina (2019). Where rivers and mountains sing: sound, music, and nomadism in Tuva and beyond. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. pp. 80–81. ISBN 9780253044716.

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