Denshig - Khel khuur - Shigshuur - Tsan / Mongolia Percussion Instruments - ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ

Mongolian percussion instruments are used for general music but also for Buddhist ceremonial music in Tibet and Mongolia.

Denshig:
two planished brass plates, the grips of which are connected by a small strap. On the occasion of church services a Lama bangs two small plates against one another, thus producing a sound similar to the sound of a little bell

Khel khuur:
The older variant of the Mongolian Jew's harp, made of wood or bamboo. There is also a variant of metal, Aman Khuur, which is played in the province of Khovd, for example.

Shighuur:
It is made from a cow horn

Tsan:
Cymbals are available in small and large versions. With "straps" that are held inside with a knot,