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The đàn tranh (Vietnamese: [ɗâːn ʈajŋ̟], 彈 箏) or đàn thập lục [1] is a plucked zither of Vietnam, based on the Chinese guzheng, from which are also derived the Japanese koto, the Korean gayageum and ajaeng, the Mongolian yatga, the Sundanese kacapi and the Kazakh jetigen. It has a long soundbox with the steel strings, movable ...
Đàn tranh - long zither derived from the Chinese guzheng Đàn tỳ bà - pear-shaped lute with four strings derived from the Chinese pipa ; tuned C4 F4 G4 C5 Đàn tứ (also called đàn đoản ): short-necked round-bodied lute derived from the Chinese yueqin or, beginning in the 20th century, a square-shaped, flat-backed, 4-string lute ...
Le, Tuan Hung."Music and Politics: A Socio-Political Interpretation of Significant Aspects of Compositions for the Zither Dan Tranh in South Vietnam since 1975" in New Perspectives on Vietnamese Music. Edited by Phong T. Nguyen. [New Haven, Ct.] : Yale Center for International and Area Studies, 1992.
This term literally means "nostalgia for the past", it is a special type of singing with the background music often being the đàn tranh zither or the đàn ghi-ta (Vietnamized guitar). In a typical cải lương play, the actresses and actors would use a combination of regular spoken dialogue and vọng cổ to express their thoughts and ...
Đàn tranh (Vietnam) Ðàn Tre (Vietnam) Đàn tú (Vietnam) Đàn tỳ bà (Vietnam) Diddley bow (United States) Dombra (Eastern Europe and Central Asia) Domra (Russia) Piccolo Domra; Prims DomraPrima: Soprano DomraSoprano: b e1 a1[4] Alto DomraAlto: e a d1[5] Tenor DomraTenor: B e a[6] Bass DomraBass: E A d[7] Contrabass Domra (major ...
The đàn bầu (Vietnamese: [ɗàːn.ɓə̀w]; "gourd zither"; Chữ Nôm: 彈匏), also called độc huyền cầm (獨絃琴, "one-string zither"; the name is only used by the Jing ethnicity in China) is a Vietnamese stringed instrument, in the form of a monochord (one-string) zither.
A fair number of Vietnamese people left their homeland before the 20th century. The largest exodus came with the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, when 125,000 Vietnamese fled South Vietnam; by 1999, approximately 1.75 million Vietnamese resettled in Eastern and Western countries.
Đàn đáy used in Ca trù. Đàn đáy tuning. It is used primarily in Northern Vietnam, and is one of the accompanying instruments used in ca trù. [3]In the late 20th century, a modernized version of the electric bass guitar in the shape of the đàn đáy was developed for use in the neo-traditional music composed and performed at the Hanoi Conservatory.