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Sao (Sáo)
- Woodwind
Truc flute is made from a bamboo or
hornless bamboo tube with length varying
from 40 to 55 cm, diameter varying from
1.5 to 2 cm. At one end of flute, there
is an oval hole known as blowing hole.
There is a rush pith or a soft wooden
piece located inside the tube near the
blowing hole and functions to adjust
pitches when necessary. Being straightly
with the blowing hole are 6 finger
holes, of which, the first hole is 12 cm
far from the blowing hole, while the
others are in the same distance of 1 cm.
Uncovering in turns 6 finger holes will
give respective tones including Do1,
Re1, Mi1, Fa1, Sol1, La1, Si1, and Do2.
At the other end on the other side of
the flute, there is a non-covering hole
called definite-pitched hole.
When playing, flutist holds the flute
transversally to the right side and
places his mouth at the blowing hole.
The flutist can control air column
(slight blowing makes air column move
slowly and weakly, as opposed to strong
blowing makes air column move fast and
strongly). Truc flute is usually
performed solo or in ensemble with other
instruments in orchestras of Vietnamese
popular opera Cheo, Van singing genre,
and Royal Small Orchestra. |
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Tieu (
Tiêu )
Tieu is a kind of
popular vertical flute of Viet majority.
Tieu is made from a hornless bamboo tube
with one node-covered end. The tube is
about 45 cm long and 2 cm diameter. At
the edge of blowing end, a semi-moon
shaped hole is pierced served as a
blowing hole that is straightly arranged
with 4 finger holes. Two more finger
holes are located at the other side of
the tube and in charged by flutist's
thumbs. The reason, for which, two more
holes are made at the other side of the
tube is the body of Tieu is quite long
and wide diameter, therefore, in order
to get needed tones, finger holes must
be in big distance with each other, and
if the 6 holes were straightly located,
the flutist's fingers could not reach
out to cover all.
To play Tieu, the flutist holds Tieu
vertically and leans his chin near the
blowing hole so as to produce sounds
when blowing. Sounds of Tieu are so warm
and bass. |
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Tu Va
(Tù Và) - Horn
Tu
Va is made of Buffalo horn. It comes
from the Bahnar people.
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Sao Ngang (Sáo
Ngang)
A
high-pitched woodwind instrument
consisting of a slender tube closed at
one end with keys and 6 finger holes on
the side and an opening near the closed
end across which the breath is blown.
Sao Ngang includes 1 supplementary hole
close-off by a membrane of paper between
the blowing end and the 6 finger holes.
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Kenh ( Kềnh )
Kenh has 6 bamboo
sections, with the diameter of 1-1.5 cm
and the length of 48-97 cm (for high
khen) or 60-120 cm (for bass khen). The
bamboo sections are placed in two
parallel rows and laid through a wooden
box with the length of 74 cm
(blow-pipe). Each of the 5 small
sections has a bronze reed and a large
bamboo section has two reeds.
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