<b><i>Multimodal Archives, Monophonic Futures: A </i></b><b><i>Transformer-Based Paradigm Shift in Kyrgyz Musical </i></b><b><i>Documents</i></b>

The digitisation of musical manuscripts has transformed them from static heritage assets into dynamic data capital. This study explores how digitisation enhances the cultural value of musical manuscripts in low-resource contexts, focusing on Kyrgyz instrumental traditions (küü). Grounded in the SCP-R (Structure, Culture, Performance, and Resources) model, we analyse digitisation's impact through structural, cultural, performance, and resource dimensions. We propose a three-stage"embed–reconstruct–transform" framework, leveraging 12,400 folios and 2,300 hours of audio from the Kyrgyz National Conservatory. A Kyrgyz-tuned Transformer (MusicKG-T) trained with nomadic-path contrastive learning (CMCL-Kyrgyz) demonstrates that digitisation improves accessibility and usability, significantly increasing cultural and economic value. Findings offer a reproducible workflow for Silk-Road archives and highlight implications for music education and cultural policy. Future research should validate applicability to vocal traditions and other regions.