Traditional Vietnamese musical instruments

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Traditional Vietnamese musical instruments comprise a wide range of string, wind, and percussion instruments.

Contents 1 String 1.1 Plucked 1.2 Bowed 1.3 Struck 2 Wind 2.1 Flutes 2.2 Oboes 2.3 Free reed mouth organs 2.4 Horns 3 Percussion 3.1 Drums 3.2 Other 4 See also

[edit] String

[edit] Plucked

• Đàn bầu - Monochord zither
• Đàn nguyệt - Moon-shaped two-string lute
• Đàn nhi - Two string fiddle
• Đàn sến - Two string lute
• Đàn tranh - Long zither
• Đàn tỳ bà - Pear-shaped lute

[edit] Bowed

• Đàn gáo - Two-stringed vertical fiddle with coconut resonator
• Đàn hồ - Two-stringed vertical fiddle with wooden resonator; hồ derives from Chinese hu, as in huqin)
• Đàn nhị - Two-stringed vertical fiddle

[edit] Struck

• Đàn tam thập lục - Hammered dulcimer

[edit] Wind

[edit] Flutes

• Sao - Bamboo transverse flute

[edit] Oboes

• Kèn - Conical oboe

[edit] Free reed mouth organs

[edit] Horns

[edit] Percussion

[edit] Drums

• Trong - Drum played with sticks

[edit] Other

• Sinh tien - Coin clapper
• Song lang - Woodblock

[edit] See also

• Music of Vietnam