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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Predicate Object
instanceOf chordophone
monochord zither
traditional Vietnamese musical instrument
associatedWith Central Vietnamese musical tradition
Northern Vietnamese musical tradition
Vietnamese court music NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Vietnam NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance important in preservation of Vietnamese traditional arts
symbol of Vietnamese musical identity
hasAlternativeName Vietnamese monochord NERFINISHED
đàn bầu NERFINISHED
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