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The ''đàn sến'' is a Vietnamese plucked string instrument with two strings and a slender neck with raised frets. It is derived from the Chinese ''
qinqin The qinqin (wiktionary:秦, 秦wiktionary:琴, 琴; pinyin: qínqín; Vietnamese: Đàn sến) is a plucked China, Chinese lute. It was originally manufactured with a wooden body, a slender fretted neck, and three strings. photo 2Its body can ...
'' and is used primarily in the traditional music of southern Vietnam.
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music ''The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music'' is an academic reference work. It was initiated by editors at Garland Publishing in 1988 as a 10-volume series of encyclopedias of world music. The final volumes appeared in 2001, but editions have since ...
Vol. South East Asia p262 "The đàn sến is the Vietnamese version of the Southern Chinese octagonal lute (qinqin)"


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Traditional Vietnamese musical instruments Traditional Vietnamese musical instruments are the musical instruments used in the traditional and classical musics of Vietnam. They comprise a wide range of string, wind, and percussion instruments, used by both the Viet () majority as well as the ...
Vietnamese musical instruments {{Vietnam-stub