Quan ho

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Quan họ is a traditional Vietnamese antiphonal folk singing style characterized by call-and-response love duets, elaborate vocal ornamentation, and strong communal performance customs, particularly in the Bắc Ninh and Bắc Giang provinces.

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instanceOf Vietnamese folk music genre
intangible cultural heritage
associatedEvent Lunar New Year celebrations NERFINISHED
spring festivals
village festivals
associatedLocation Bắc Ninh City NERFINISHED
Kinh Bắc region NERFINISHED
Việt Yên District NERFINISHED
costume traditional turbans and tunics for men
traditional áo tứ thân for women
country Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
culturalSignificance important element of Vietnamese cultural identity
symbol of Bắc Ninh Province
dialect Northern Vietnamese dialect
genre folk music
inscriptionYear 2009
language Vietnamese NERFINISHED
melodicCharacteristic modal scales
narrow-range melodies
musicTraditionOf Kinh people NERFINISHED
performanceContext alternating male and female groups
formal festival stages
informal village gatherings
performancePractice antiphonal singing
call-and-response duets
preservationEffort Quan họ clubs in Bắc Ninh and Bắc Giang
formal teaching in cultural centers
recognizedBy UNESCO
region Bắc Giang Province NERFINISHED
Bắc Ninh Province NERFINISHED
relatedGenre Ca trù NERFINISHED
Hát xoan NERFINISHED
rhythmicCharacteristic flexible tempo
free rhythm in some songs
socialFunction communal entertainment
courtship ritual
strengthening community bonds
structure paired question-and-answer verses
strophic form
theme courtship
friendship
love
transmission intergenerational teaching
oral tradition
typicalTexture two-part vocal harmony
unaccompanied vocal music
UNESCODomain performing arts
UNESCOStatus Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity NERFINISHED
vocalStyle close harmony
elaborate ornamentation
smooth legato phrasing

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northern Vietnam hasTraditionalMusic Quan ho
subject surface form: Northern Vietnam