Quan họ

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Quan họ is a traditional Vietnamese folk singing style from the Kinh people, characterized by antiphonal duet performances with rich melodies and poetic lyrics.

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Quan họ canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Vietnamese folk music genre
traditional performing art
associatedWith northern Vietnam
surface form: Northern Vietnam

Red River Delta
spring festivals
village festivals
characteristic improvised ornamentation
poetic lyrics
rich melodies
costume traditional Kinh attire
country Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
culturalRegion Bac Giang Province
surface form: Bắc Giang Province

Bắc Ninh Province
ethnicGroup Kinh people
femaleCostume nón quai thao
áo tứ thân
inscriptionBy UNESCO
language Vietnamese
maleCostume khăn xếp
áo the
musicalScale pentatonic tendencies
notableFeature structured exchange of songs between singer groups
use of metaphor and symbolic imagery in lyrics
performanceContext boats on rivers or ponds
communal houses
pagodas
performanceStyle antiphonal singing
call-and-response duet
preservationEffort community-based clubs
formal teaching in cultural centers
recognizedAs national intangible cultural heritage of Vietnam
relatedGenre ca trù
hát xoan
repertoireSize hundreds of songs
requires knowledge of traditional repertoire
vocal technique
socialFunction community bonding
courtship singing
theme friendship
love
rural life
transmission oral tradition
typicalPerformers male-female duets
paired singers
UNESCOStatus Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
vocalTexture a cappella
yearInscribed 2009

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Kinh traditionalMusic Quan họ