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         <title><![CDATA[Lithophone or Dan Da]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The lithophone is a set of stone slabs of different sizes and shapes fabricated through an elementary technique. These stones are available in the mountainous areas south of Central Viet Nam and east of South Viet Nam.&nbsp;

Examination of the stone slabs found at Binh Da archaeological site in Dong Nai Province has revealed that this instrument may have existed for over 3,000 years.

At the end of the 1980s, 200 lithophone stone slabs had been discovered in Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Dong Nai, Ninh...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Gongs or Cong-Chieng]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Gongs are musical instruments made of alloy bronze, sometimes with gold, silver, or black bronze added to their composition. In the Kinh language, the word cong identifies convex gongs and the word chieng refers to the flat ones. Gongs vary in size from 20 to 120cm in diameter.

Gongs may be played one at a time or in groups of 2 to 20 units. The Muong, as well as other ethnic groups in the Truong Son-Tay Nguyen regions, use gongs not only to beat the rhythm but also to play polyphonic music....]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[T'rung]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[T'rung is one of the popular musical instruments closely associated with the spiritual life of the Ba Na, Xo Dang, Gia Rai, E De and other ethnic minority people in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam.&nbsp;

It is made of very short bamboo tubes differing in size, with a notch at one end and a beveled edge at the other. The long big tubes give off low-pitched tones while the short small ones produce high-pitched tones. The tubes are arranged&nbsp;lengthwise horizontally and attached together by...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tranh zither]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The tranh zither is also called the thap luc cam or sixteen-stringed zither. The tranh zither appeared in Viet Nam in the time of the Tran dynasty (12th-13th centuries).&nbsp;

It has a rectangular sounding box, about 110cm long that tapers about 13cm toward an end, with a warped sound board made of unvarnished light wood. The sides are made of hard wood decorated with various designs, either lacquered or inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The bottom is made of light wood with sound holes. The...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[36 string zither]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The 36-string zither is a percussion instrument. It has the shape of an isosceles trapezoid, with a slightly convex sound board made of light, porous, unvarnished wood.&nbsp;

The bridges and sides are made of hardwood. The bottom is flat. There are two staggered lines of 18 bridges on the sound board. The bridges on the left have hooks to which the strings are attached; those on the right have pegs for tuning. The strings are of metal.

Those on the left, numbering 18, are tuned as follows: C,...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dan Nhi]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Dan nhi is a simple instrument that can achieve miracles. A folksong of the north, a lullaby of the centre, or a cai luong aria of the south will lose much of its charm if not accompanied by the dan nhi, a traditional instrument capable of a great variety of expression.&nbsp;

The&nbsp;dan&nbsp;nhi is&nbsp;a bow instrument with two strings, commonly used among&nbsp;the Viet ethnic group and several national minorities: Muong, Tay, Thai, Gie Trieng, Khmer. The&nbsp;dan&nbsp;nhi&nbsp;comprises a...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Moon-Shaped Lute or Dan Nguyet]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[According to ancient carvings, the moon-shaped lute appeared in Viet Nam in the 11th century. Intended to be played by men, the lute has maintained a very important position in the musical traditions of the Kinh. Therefore, this instrument is widely used in their folk, court, and academic music.&nbsp;

The&nbsp;dan nguyet&nbsp;is distinguished by its pure and loud sound, as well as by its great capacity to express different emotions. Thus, it is heard at solemn and animated ritual concerts,...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dan Day]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[In the past, the dan day was an accompanying instrument used only for one genre of songs, which later divided in two variants known today as hat cua dinh and hat a dao.&nbsp;

The&nbsp;dan day, exclusively played by men, most probably came into being in the 15th century when musical genres were forming.

This bass instrument has high frets and a very long neck. Thanks to the unusual technique called&nbsp;ngon chun&nbsp;(slacking the string with the fingers), players may lower the tones. The low...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[K'ni]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This term, popular among the Ba Na and the E De, is used to name the single-stringed fiddle played by some ethnic groups in the Truong Son-Tay Nguyen region (Ba Na, Gia Rai, E De, Xo Dang, Pako, and Hre, etc.).&nbsp;

The main part of the instrument consists of a 50 to 70cm long bamboo tube or round wooden section. Frets are fixed on the main part and the string is hung along its length. The bow is made of a small thin bamboo bar; the player rubs the outside of the bow on the string to produce...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dan Bau]]></title>
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		Dan bau is a musical instrument that touches the heart. The music of dan bau (one-stringed zither) should be solely for the pleasure of its player. Don't listen to it if you are a young woman.&nbsp;
		
		
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		This warning, probably coming from vigilant parents wishing to protect their daughters from the emotional appeal of love songs played on this instrument; this gives an idea of the power and charm...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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