typical of mountain cultures meant to carry across deep gorges.
Frequent use of the , a traditional three-stringed lute often used to accompany heroic ballads. Musical Analysis of Gela Beniaidze's "Mtiulets" typical of mountain cultures meant to carry across
: The region belongs to the Mokhevian-Mtiuletian musical dialect. Unlike the complex, improvised polyphony of western Georgia, Mtiuletian music is characterized by: Three-voiced drone-based polyphony . improvised polyphony of western Georgia