Ca tru

E907933

Ca tru is an ancient, highly ornamented Vietnamese chamber music tradition featuring female vocalists, lute accompaniment, and ceremonial or poetic performances, particularly associated with northern Vietnam.

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Ca tru canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Vietnamese traditional music genre
intangible cultural heritage
accompaniment lute accompaniment
alsoKnownAs a dao singing
hat ca tru NERFINISHED
associatedWith Vietnamese literati culture
communal houses
courtly entertainment
religious rituals
audienceType small select audience
countryOfOrigin Vietnam NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance symbol of northern Vietnamese elite culture
developedIn Le dynasty NERFINISHED
function entertainment
poetry recitation
ritual
geographicFocus Hanoi NERFINISHED
Red River Delta NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic chamber music tradition
highly ornamented vocal style
historicalPeriod 15th century
inscriptionYear 2009
language Vietnamese
performanceContext ceremonial performance
chamber setting
poetic performance
performanceStructure interaction between singer and instrumentalists
recognizedBy UNESCO
region Northern Vietnam NERFINISHED
relatedGenre hat a dao
requiresSkill complex rhythmic patterns
improvisational ornamentation
subtle pitch inflections
threatStatus endangered tradition
trainingContext master–apprentice system
transmissionMode oral tradition
typicalPerformer female vocalist
typicalVenue communal houses (dinh)
private houses
temples
UNESCOStatus Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding NERFINISHED
usesInstrument dan day
drum
phach wooden clappers
usesPoeticForm Vietnamese classical poetry
luat tho (regulated verse)
vocalStyle melismatic singing
ornamented vocal lines

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northern Vietnam hasTraditionalMusic Ca tru
subject surface form: Northern Vietnam