National instruments are an important part of cultural heritage.They serve as a “chronograph” tracing the emergence and development of musical traditions, and are an invaluable source of information.
The evolution, advancement and continuity of folk instruments mirror the national mentality as well.Just listen to melodies played on the dutar and gijak (a spike fiddle).Reminiscent of lines from a destan, they vividly evoke an array of feelings…They conjure up images of Turkmen nature in the mind of the listener: delightful tunes of sub-mountain plains, an echo resounding in ravines, the sound of a babbling brook, the gentle lapping of sea waves, a soft rustle of golden grains of desert sand, and a ...