The cảnh or tiu cảnh is a

Vietnamese musical instrument 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 ...

. It is a form of small

cymbal A cymbal is a common percussion instrument. Often used in pairs, cymbals consist of thin, normally round plates of various alloys. The majority of cymbals are of indefinite pitch, although small disc-shaped cymbals based on ancient designs soun ...

. It is part of the basic set of

percussion instrument A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

s used for alongside the bamboo clappers and the , a small two-headed barrel drum. These percussion instruments are placed on the floor and struck with wooden beaters.Possessed by the spirits: mediumship in contemporary Vietnamese ... - Page 27 Karen Fjelstad, Thị Hiền Nguyễn - 2006 "The percussionists might also use bamboo clappers (phach), a small two-headed drum (trong), or a small cymbal (canh). The musicians place the percussion instruments on the floor and strike them with wooden beaters."

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