The k'lông pút is a traditional bamboo

xylophone The xylophone (; ) is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars struck by mallets. Like the glockenspiel (which uses metal bars), the xylophone essentially consists of a set of tuned wooden keys arranged in the ...

of the

Bahnar people The Bahnar or Ba-Na are an ethnic group of Vietnam living primarily in the Central Highland provinces of Gia Lai and Kon Tum, as well as the coastal provinces of Bình Định and Phú Yên. They speak the Bahnar language belongs the Bahnari ...

in Vietnam. However, sound is produced through

resonance Resonance describes the phenomenon of increased amplitude that occurs when the frequency of an applied periodic force (or a Fourier component of it) is equal or close to a natural frequency of the system on which it acts. When an oscillatin ...

clapping A clap is the percussive sound made by striking together two flat surfaces, as in the body parts of humans or animals. Humans clap with the palms of their hands, often quickly and repeatedly to express appreciation or approval (see applause), b ...

at the end of the tubes,Ó Briain, Lonán (2018). ''Musical Minorities: The Sounds of

Hmong Hmong may refer to: * Hmong people, an ethnic group living mainly in Southwest China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand * Hmong cuisine * Hmong customs and culture ** Hmong music ** Hmong textile art * Hmong language, a continuum of closely related ton ...

Ethnicity in Northern Vietnam'', p.2. Oxford University Press. . and not struck like many bar percussion instruments.

References

External links

K'long Put
, ''VietnamTourism.com''. Accessed: 14 August 2018. Vietnamese musical instruments Bamboo musical instruments Pitched percussion instruments {{Mallet-stub