Ca tru
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ca tru canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northern Vietnam