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Vietnam's traditional arts command a great part of the country's rich heritage. Since ancient time, Vietnam society has cherished excellence in its arts. Over centuries, Vietnam arts have developed its own unique styles and forms. Singing, sculpture, calligraphy, painting, carving and others are the main forms of expression in Vietnam arts...

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Art Performance In Vietnam

Mong flute or Sao
The H’mong sao is a single flute with a reed and a colorful timbre. The H’mong call it tra pun tu. The sounds produced are harsh and sweet like whispers...

Trong Com
The body of the drum is made of wood in a tubular shape with the ends slightly tapered. A string is passed through the holes pierced on the edge of each of its faces and strung...

Tay Son Military Music
According to legend, Tay Son military music was composed by three heroes who were farmers named Nguyen Hue. They aimed to use martial arts as a force of revolt...

K'long Put
The k'long put is made of a set of 2 to 12 bamboo tubes. Each tube has a length ranging from 60 to 200cm and a diameter ranging from 5 to 8cm. The tubes are either opened at one end or at both ends...

Khen Mong
The kenh is a wind instrument with an ancient history (about 2,500-3,000 years). The present-day kenh is a polyphonic instrument in the shape of a set of bamboo pipes of varying sizes that are arranged in two rows...

Traditional Wedding Music of the Khmer
Though there has been much change in the wedding customs of the Khmer, traditional wedding music has been well preserved by its people. Researchers have collected some ten...

Tinh Tau musical lute
It is also called the then lute because it is played in rituals performed on the occasion of then ceremonies. Its name describes how it is made: tinh means musical instrument, tau means gourd. Tinh tau means "lute made with a gourd"...

Dan Ty Ba
Its sound box is shaped like a pear cut in half lengthwise and made of unvarnished light wood, and its back is made of hard wood with a slightly convex surface. The neck is short and tightly fixed to the sound box...

Xam Song
The beauty of the xam song is expressed in the rhythms and tones of the music. Its attractive and lively drum rhythms and numerous rules of song application make it an interesting spectacle...

Dan Bau
This warning, probably coming from vigilant parents wishing to protect their daughters from the emotional appeal of love songs played on this instrument; this gives an idea of the power and charm of its music...

Dan Day
The dan day, exclusively played by men, most probably came into being in the 15th century when musical genres were forming. This bass instrument has high frets and a very long neck...

K’ni
The main part of the instrument consists of a 50 to 70cm long bamboo tube or round wooden section. Frets are fixed on the main part and the string is hung along its length...

Dan Nhi
The dan nhi is a bow instrument with two strings, commonly used among the Viet ethnic group and several national minorities: Muong, Tay, Thai, Gie Trieng, Khmer. The dan nhi comprises a tubular body made of hard wood with snake...

Moon-Shaped Lute or Dan Nguyet
The dan nguyet is distinguished by its pure and loud sound, as well as by its great capacity to express different emotions. Thus, it is heard at solemn and animated ritual concerts, funerals...

Tranh zither
It has a rectangular sounding box, about 110cm long that tapers about 13cm toward an end, with a warped sound board made of unvarnished light wood. The sides are made of hard wood decorated with various designs...

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Traditional Wedding Music of the Khmer

Tinh Tau musical lute

Tay Son Military Music

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