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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quan họ | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vietnamese folk music genre
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intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Lunar New Year celebrations
NERFINISHED
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spring festivals ⓘ village festivals ⓘ |
| associatedLocation |
Bắc Ninh City
NERFINISHED
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Kinh Bắc region NERFINISHED ⓘ Việt Yên District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costume |
traditional turbans and tunics for men
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traditional áo tứ thân for women ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
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| culturalSignificance |
important element of Vietnamese cultural identity
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symbol of Bắc Ninh Province ⓘ |
| dialect | Northern Vietnamese dialect ⓘ |
| genre | folk music ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| language | Vietnamese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| melodicCharacteristic |
modal scales
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narrow-range melodies ⓘ |
| musicTraditionOf | Kinh people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
alternating male and female groups
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formal festival stages ⓘ informal village gatherings ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
antiphonal singing
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call-and-response duets ⓘ |
| preservationEffort |
Quan họ clubs in Bắc Ninh and Bắc Giang
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formal teaching in cultural centers ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| region |
Bắc Giang Province
NERFINISHED
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Bắc Ninh Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGenre |
Ca trù
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hát xoan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhythmicCharacteristic |
flexible tempo
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free rhythm in some songs ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
communal entertainment
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courtship ritual ⓘ strengthening community bonds ⓘ |
| structure |
paired question-and-answer verses
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strophic form ⓘ |
| theme |
courtship
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friendship ⓘ love ⓘ |
| transmission |
intergenerational teaching
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oral tradition ⓘ |
| typicalTexture |
two-part vocal harmony
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unaccompanied vocal music ⓘ |
| UNESCODomain | performing arts ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle |
close harmony
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elaborate ornamentation ⓘ smooth legato phrasing ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northern Vietnam