By: Reem Abdalla and

Sarah Hamadouche

By: Reem Abdalla and

Sarah Hamadouche

Vietnam’s Traditional

Instruments

Vietnam’s Traditional

Instruments

The Vietnamese Traditional

Instruments consist of a

wide range of string, wind

and percussion

instruments.

The Vietnamese Traditional

Instruments consist of a

wide range of string, wind

and percussion

instruments.

Stringed Instruments

•Dan Sen, a two stringed lute•Dan Tranh, a long zither•Dan Day, a lute with a long neck and 3 strings with a body shaped like a trapezoid•Dan Gao, a vertical violin with 2 strings and a coconut resonator•Dan Tam Thap Lue, a hammered dulcimer with 36 metal strings

Stringed Instruments

•Dan Sen, a two stringed lute•Dan Tranh, a long zither•Dan Day, a lute with a long neck and 3 strings with a body shaped like a trapezoid•Dan Gao, a vertical violin with 2 strings and a coconut resonator•Dan Tam Thap Lue, a hammered dulcimer with 36 metal strings

Wind Instruments:

•Sao, a transverse flute made of bamboo or hardwood•Ken, a class of double reed instruments•Pua, a brass trumpet without valves•Oc, a conch trumpet

Wind Instruments:

•Sao, a transverse flute made of bamboo or hardwood•Ken, a class of double reed instruments•Pua, a brass trumpet without valves•Oc, a conch trumpet

Percussion Instruments:

•Trong, a drum played with sticks•T’ru’ng, an xylophone made of bamboo•Sinh Tien, a coin clapper•Song Lang, a wood blocker

Percussion Instruments:

•Trong, a drum played with sticks•T’ru’ng, an xylophone made of bamboo•Sinh Tien, a coin clapper•Song Lang, a wood blocker

Other:

•Dao Long, a singing bowl•Dan Moi, a jaw harp

Other:

•Dao Long, a singing bowl•Dan Moi, a jaw harp

This cultural music has its most of its music passed down by it being written down. The Vietnamese cultural music also has a scale, which would be the pentatonic scale (5 notes). However in the 1930s, is adopted the Western diatonic (seven notes).

This cultural music has its most of its music passed down by it being written down. The Vietnamese cultural music also has a scale, which would be the pentatonic scale (5 notes). However in the 1930s, is adopted the Western diatonic (seven notes).

Vietnamese

Traditional Music

Scale

Vietnamese

Traditional Music

Scale

Messages Passed On

By the Music

Messages Passed On

By the Music

Quan Ho: it talks

about the love and

the sentimental

desire of young

adults.

Quan Ho: it talks

about the love and

the sentimental

desire of young

adults.

Traditional Music In

Different Situations

Traditional Music In

Different Situations

•Nhac Dam Ma is used in funeral music

•Hat Chau Van is used as a spiritual form of music played in ceremonies

•Quan Ho is used in courtship rituals

•Nhac Dam Ma is used in funeral music

•Hat Chau Van is used as a spiritual form of music played in ceremonies

•Quan Ho is used in courtship rituals

Contrasting Music 1Contrasting Music 1

Ca TruCa Tru

Contrasting Music 2Contrasting Music 2

Cheo OperaCheo Opera

Difference in MusicDifference in Music

Entertaining, lively beat, done

in an opera, group of people

usually singing...

Entertaining, lively beat, done

in an opera, group of people

usually singing...

Calm and soothing voice, not a

big clash of instruments, only one

person singing, always a woman...

Calm and soothing voice, not a

big clash of instruments, only one

person singing, always a woman...

What I Liked About the MusicWhat I Liked About the Music

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