đàn sến
The đàn sến (Chữ Nôm: 彈𬃤) is a Vietnamese plucked string instrument with two strings and a slender neck with raised frets. It is derived from the Chinese qinqin and is used primarily in the traditional music of southern Vietnam.
Also recorded as dan sen
đàn sến
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• Name — Đàn sến • Classification — String • Hornbostel Sachs — 321.321 • Developed — Vietnam • Related — Đàn nguyệt, Đàn tỳ bà, Đàn tam • Illustration — A man playing the đàn sến
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- 1.Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Vol. South East Asia p262 "The đàn sến is the Vietnamese version of the Southern Chinese octagonal lute (qinqin)"
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- đàn hồTerminology
- đàn môiTerminology
- đàn nguyệtTerminology
- đàn nhịTerminology
- Dan Strikes BackWork
- đàn tamTerminology
- đàn tam thập lụcTerminology
- đàn tínhTerminology
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