horsehead fiddle References Images horsehead fiddle musical instrument Ask Anything Homework Help Also known as: morin khuur Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: stringed instrument/ LutesThe Mongolian morin huur (also spelled khuur) is unique in that the two strings are far enough above the fingerboard that most of the pitches are fingered with the face of the nail rather than the end as is common elsewhere in the world. On fiddles without… Read MoreThe Mongolian morin huur (also spelled khuur) is unique in that the two strings are far enough above the fingerboard that most of the pitches are fingered with the face of the nail rather than the end as is common elsewhere in the world. On fiddles without… Read MoreCentral Asian arts/ Instrumental and vocal stylesThe Mongol horsehair fiddle (often called a “horsehead fiddle” because of the carving of a horse’s head that commonly crowns the instrument) accompanies a singer with simultaneous variations on the melody, a technique known as heterophony. Read MoreThe Mongol horsehair fiddle (often called a “horsehead fiddle” because of the carving of a horse’s head that commonly crowns the instrument) accompanies a singer with simultaneous variations on the melody, a technique known as heterophony. Read More