đàn môi
Đàn môi (lip lute) is the Vietnamese name of a traditional musical instrument widely used by the minority ethnic groups of Vietnam (including the Jrai "Rang Leh"). It was derived from the mouth harp of the Hmong people. An inward-orientated lamellophone, the đàn môi is a noncomposite brass mouth harp.
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đàn môi
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Unlike the jaw harp, which is held against the teeth while being played, the đàn môi is held against the lips while the lamella is plucked. This gives much more flexibility to the player, leaving them freer to shape their oral cavity as a resonance chamber to amplify the instrument. It is often enclosed in a wooden or bamboo box when stored.
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- 1.Đào, Huy Quyền (1998). Musical Instruments of the Jrai and Bahnar, p.255. Nhà xuá̂t bản Trẻ. .
- 2."Word Instrument Gallery: Dan Moi", ASZA.com. Accessed: 5 June 2020.
- 3."the lamella points inwards towards the mouth". Wright, Michael (2017). The Jews-Harp in Britain and Ireland, unpaginated. Taylor & Francis. . Cites John Wright (1972) regarding "outward" versus "inward" lamellophones. "Another Look into the Organology of the Jew's Harp", Bulletin due Musée Instrumental de Bruxelles, II, p.55.
- 4."the tongue and frame are of the same piece of material". Sturman, Janet; ed. (2019). The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture, unpaginated. SAGE Publications. .
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