độc huyền cầm

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Độc huyền cầm is a traditional Vietnamese monochord zither known for its single string and expressive, bending tones used in both folk and classical music.

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độc huyền cầm canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chordophone ⓘ
monochord zither ⓘ
traditional Vietnamese musical instrument ⓘ
associatedWith Central Vietnamese musical tradition ⓘ
Northern Vietnamese musical tradition ⓘ
Vietnamese court music ⓘ
linked to: Nhã nhạc
countryOfOrigin Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
culturalSignificance important in preservation of Vietnamese traditional arts ⓘ
symbol of Vietnamese musical identity ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Vietnamese monochord ⓘ
đàn bầu ⓘ
hasCharacteristic expressive bending tones ⓘ
glissando effects ⓘ
vibrato-rich sound ⓘ
wide pitch inflection ⓘ
hasNumberOfStrings 1 ⓘ
hasPerformanceContext concert performance ⓘ
radio and recorded music ⓘ
ritual and ceremonial music ⓘ
theatrical music ⓘ
hasPlayingPosition horizontal ⓘ
placed on stand or table ⓘ
material bamboo body ⓘ
wooden body ⓘ
modernVariant electrified đàn bầu ⓘ
pitchControlledBy flexible rod ⓘ
left hand ⓘ
playedWith right hand ⓘ
small plectrum ⓘ
region Southeast Asia ⓘ
relatedInstrument Chinese duxianqin ⓘ
other Asian monochords ⓘ
requiresTechnique controlled vibrato ⓘ
harmonic production ⓘ
subtle pitch bending ⓘ
soundDescribedAs haunting ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ
stringMaterial metal string ⓘ
silk string (historically) ⓘ
typicalTuning pentatonic scale ⓘ
usedFor accompaniment of singing ⓘ
ensemble performance ⓘ
programmatic and narrative music ⓘ
solo performance ⓘ
usedInGenre Vietnamese classical music ⓘ
Vietnamese folk music ⓘ
Vietnamese traditional music ⓘ

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đàn bầu → hasAlternativeName → độc huyền cầm ⓘ