Instrumentation

·      Both use String instruments and wind instruments

·      All of the Mongolian instruments represent Asian music.

·      Irish instrumentation-represents Western music—flute, violin, piccolo.

·      Some of the Mongolian instruments are similar to the Western instruments.

§  Limbe is a similar Aero phone like a Flute

§  Ikh Khuur looks similar to a Double Bass.  But the Ikh Khuur has more of a trapezoid shape.

§  Morin Khuur is a mixture of a cello and a violin.  There are only two strings on the instrument and its shape is also like a trapezoid.

§  Mongolian Xylophone is like a Western Xylophone.  The difference between the two is that the Mongolian Xylophone is crafted with Mongolian art cultures.