Dec 26 2011
Tiu cảnh
Tiu cảnh is an instrument of the Viet, which I have also found in the pagodas. It is played in pairs; two different pitches locking into each other in complemetary rhythms. Tiu Cảnh is mainly used in Chầu Vǎn orchestras (ritual songs), Bát âm orchestras (an orchestra consiting of eight different …
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Dec 17 2011
Something new in HCMC for every lover of traditional Vietnamese music: concerts of traditional music four times a day at the Independence Palace. The shows are at 10am, 11am, 3pm, and 4pm. Following a short introduction for each traditional instrument, the musicians demonstrate music on a high virtuosic level. The event is crowned by some …
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Dec 10 2011
Being back in Vietnam I have also started are more comprehensive research about traditional Vietnamese instruments, many of which are direct copies or slight variations of the originally traditional Chinese instruments, or which derive from the Ethnic Minorities in the mountains. A Book by the brothers Le Huy and Huy Tran offers a …
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Jul 28 2011
What a day – long and fertile!
Finally I was able to wrap up the web page listing traditional Vietnamese instruments. On three subsequent pages I have put together a collection of the most common traditional instruments used in ensembles; supported by audio recordings in so far I was able …
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