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| Dan Bau |  | The đàn bầu (đàn độc huyền or độc huyền cầm) is a Vietnamese monochord. Originally, the Dan Bau was made of just 4 parts: a bamboo tube, a wooden rod, a coconut shell half, and a silk string. The string was strung across the bamboo, tied on one end to the rod, which is perpendicularly attached to the bamboo. The coconut shell was attached to the rod, serving as a resonator. Now, the bamboo has been replaced by a wooden soundboard, with hardwood as the sides and softwood as the middle. An electric guitar string has replaced the traditional silk string. While the gourd is still present, it is now generally made of wood, acting only as a decorative feature. Also, most Dan Baus now have modern tuning machines, so the base pitch of the string can be adjusted. The duxianqin, found in southern China, is nearly identical to the Dan Bao, differing only sometimes in materials. The reason for the parallel structure of these two instruments is probably because the Dan Bau was brought over when the Jing people, ethnically Vietnamese, fled to China in the sixteenth century. | |
| Đàn Môi |  | Đàn môi is the name called by Kinh people of a traditional musical instrument of Vietnam. This intrument is widely used in minority ethnic groups in Vietnam. This instrument is somewhat similar to Jew's harp but there are some diffenrences. | |
| Đàn Nguyệt |  | The đàn nguyệt (also called nguyệt cầm, đàn kìm, moon lute, or moon guitar) is a two-stringed Vietnamese traditional musical instrument. It is used in both folk and classical music, and remains popular throughout Vietnam. The đàn nguyệt's strings, formerly made of twisted silk, are today generally made of nylon or fishing line. They are kept at a fairly low tension in comparison to the guitar and other European plucked instruments. This, and the instrument's raised frets, allow for the bending tones which are so important to the proper interpretation of Vietnamese traditional music. 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; often a plastic guitar pick is used. | |
| Đàn Nhị |  | The đàn nhị (also called đàn cò) is a Vietnamese bowed string instrument with two strings. Its sound box is generally covered on one end with snakeskin. It is related to the huqin family of instruments of China. | |
| Đàn Sến |  | The đàn sến is a Vietnamese plucked string instrument with two strings and a slender neck with raised frets. A sound box has a shape of six-petal peach blossom or hexagon with diameter of 28 cm. Đàn sến is derived from the Chinese qinqin and is used primarily in the traditional music of southern Vietnam. It is played in orchestras of Vietnamese classical drama (Tuong), or renovated opera (Cai luong). | |
| Dàn Tam Thập Lục |  | The đàn tam thập lục (also called tam thập lục, literally "36" in Vietnamese) is a Vietnamese hammered dulcimer with 36 metal strings. It is used in various genres of traditional music and drama, as well as in modernized traditional music. | |
| Đàn Tranh |  | The đàn tranh (檀箏) is a plucked zither of Vietnam. It has a wooden body and steel strings, each of which is supported by a bridge in the shape of an inverted "V." The đàn tranh can be used either as a solo instrument, or as one of many to accompany singer/s. The đàn tranh originally had 16 strings but it was renovated by Master Nguyễn Vĩnh Bảo of South Vietnam in the mid 1950s. Since then, the 17-stringed đàn tranh has gained massive popularity and become the most preferred form of the instrument used throughout Vietnam. | |
| Dao Dao |  | Dao Dao is a musical instrument of Vietnam. It is made from hornless bamboo section, 1 m to 1.2 m in length, 3-4 cm in diameter. All nodes are hollowed out except for the last one. At the 2/3 of Dao Dao, the two edges of the section are cut upside-down, so each has the length of about 30 cm. Later, each of these edges is thinned inside and rounded at its end. At the end of air part near the node, two pressing holes are created to make 3 pitches. Kh’Mu people used Dao Dao to make rhythm for dancing and singing. | |
| Đing Nam |  | Đing Nam is a free-reed wind instrument with the register of an octave. Its sound is strong, sonorous and immense. It consists of 6 hornless bamboo tubes of 50-96cm length, 2.6 cm diameter, and a dry calabash. Đing Nam is exclusively played by men in festive days. | |
| Dinh Goong |  | Dinh Goong is a stringed musical instrument of the Gia Rai ethnic group of Vietnam. Its body is made of a bamboo section, 70-90 cm in length and about 5-8 cm in diameter. It has 9 to 11 strings hung along its body. Tuning key is made of sharpened bamboo put through its body. Amplifying box, which is attached at the end of the body, is made of the cover of old calabash, about 16-23 cm in diameter. The Dinh Goong is the musical instrument for men for solo or ensemble performances and accompanies singing in daily activities. The Dinh Goong can be played at varieties of fast or slow tempos. | |
| Dinh Jong |  | Dinh jong is a woodwind musical instrument of the Gia Rai ethnic group of Vietnam. It consists of 13 hornless bamboo sections open at both ends, 23-199 cm in length and 1.9 cm in diameter. They are bound together into 3 rows arranged from short to long. It is the musical instrument for female. Its sound is misty, whispering and soft as breeze because of the way of air moving on the head of bamboo section. | |
| Dong Son Drums |  | Dong Son drums (also called Heger Type I drums) are bronze drums fabricated by the Dong Son culture, in the Red River Valley of northern Vietnam. The drums were produced from about 600 BC until the third century AD, and are one of the culture's finest examples of metalworking. The drums, cast in bronze using the lost wax method, are up to a meter in height and weigh up to 100 kg. They may be based on a form originally from Yunnan. Dong Son drums are apparently both musical instruments and cult objects. They are decorated with geometric patterns, scenes of daily life and war, animals and birds, and boats. Dong Son drums include Ngoc Lu drum, Hoang Hoa drum, Co Loa drum and Song Da drum. | |
| Gourd Mouth Organ |  | A gourd mouth organ is a traditional wind instrument found in many nations of East and Southeast Asia. It is a free reed mouth organ similar to the Chinese sheng but with a windchest made from a dried bottle gourd rather than metal or wood. Its pipes (often five in number) are made of bamboo and it has free reeds that may be made of bamboo or metal. In China, gourd mouth organs are referred to by the generic name hulusheng. Similar instruments are found in Thailand (where it is called naw among the Lahu, lachi among the Akha, and fulu among the Lisu), Laos, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Vietnam (where it is called đing nam or m'buot), and Borneo. | |
| Kèn |  | The kèn is an instrument used in traditional Vietnamese music. It has a double reed and a conical wooden body. It produces a powerful and penetrating high-pitched sound, similar to the Persian/Indian shehnai. | |
| Kèn Bầu |  | The kèn bầu is a double reed wind instrument used in the traditional music of Vietnam. It is similar in construction and sound to the Chinese suona and the Korean taepyeongso. It comes in various sizes and is a primary instrument of the music of the former royal court music of Huế. The instrument has a conical hardwood body with seven finger holes. Unlike its Chinese and Korean counterparts, the kèn bầu has a detachable bell made of jackfruit wood, carved in the shape of a gourd. | |
| Klông pút |  | The Klông pút is a musical instrument from Vietnam. It is a set of large bamboo tubes of varying lengths, each closed at one end. The player claps their hands near the open ends of the tubes to produce musical tones. | |
| T'rưng |  | The T'rưng is a suspended bamboo xylophone from Vietnam. It has been used to imitate the sound of water. |
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