đàn nguyệt
The đàn nguyệt (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ɗǎn ŋwiə̂ˀt] "moon-shaped lute", Chữ Nôm: 彈月) also called nguyệt cầm (Chữ Hán: 月琴), đàn kìm, is a two-stringed Vietnamese traditional musical instrument. It is used in folk and classical music and remains popular throughout Vietnam (although during the 20th century, many Vietnamese musicians increasingly gravitated toward the acoustic and electric guitar). It may be descended from the Ruan (Chinese: 阮; pinyin: ruǎn), a Chinese instrument.
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Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France · Huong Thanh Trio, (musée Guimet, Paris) · CC BY 2.0
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The đàn nguyệt (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ɗǎn ŋwiə̂ˀt] "moon-shaped lute", Chữ Nôm: 彈月) also called nguyệt cầm (Chữ Hán: 月琴), đàn kìm, is a two-stringed Vietnamese traditional musical instrument. It is used in folk and classical music and remains popular throughout Vietnam (although during the 20th century, many Vietnamese musicians increasingly gravitated toward the acoustic and electric guitar). It may be descended from the Ruan (Chinese: 阮; pinyin: ruǎn), a Chinese instrument.
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The đàn nguyệt's strings, formerly made of twisted silk, are generally made of nylon or fishing line today. They are kept at a reasonably low tension compared to the guitar and other European plucked instruments. This, along with the instrument's raised frets, allows the important bending tones to interpret traditional Vietnamese music correctly. Such bending tones are produced by pressing the string toward the neck rather than bending to the side. The strings are generally plucked with a small plectrum; a plastic guitar pick is often used. The instrument's standard Vietnamese name, đàn nguyệt, literally means "moon string instrument" (đàn is the generic term for "string instrument" and nguyệt means "moon"). Its alternate name, nguyệt cầm, also means "moon string instrument" (cầm meaning "string instrument" in Sino-Vietnamese, coming from the Chinese yuèqín, 月琴).
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Joueur de luth à deux cordes Concert du vendredi 9 novembre, dans l'auditorium du musée Guimet à Paris. Huong Thanh Trio, Musique traditionnelle du Vietnam avec Mieko Miyazaki, invitée Avec Huong Thanh (vocal), Hong Nguyen et Hao Nhiên Pham (Dan Tranh, Dan Bau, Dan Nguyet, T’rung, Dan Nhi, Dan Ty Ba Song loan, Senh tien, De drum) Huong Thanh a proposé une interprétation de la musique traditionnell
Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France · Huong Thanh Trio, (musée Guimet, Paris)
Exhibit in the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology - Hanoi, Vietnam. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction.
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- 1.The Garland handbook of Southeast Asian music - Page 262 Terry E. Miller, Sean Williams - 2008 "This lute is the only stringed instrument used to accompany ca trù singing. The đàn nguyệt or đàn kìm is a moon-shaped, long-necked lute with two silk strings (Figure 13.17). Though literary sources suggest that this instrument has an ..."
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