A trống cơm, literally "rice drum", is a kind of traditional barrel-shaped Vietnamese

drum The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a she ...

, similar to the Chinese

yaogu The yaogu (; literally "waist drum"), sometimes historically referred to as the hugu (; literally "barbarian drum" ) or xiyugu (; literally "drum from the Western Regions" ), is a medium-sized, traditional Chinese drum. It is the symbol of Chinese ...

, and the Khmer

skor sang na The skor sang na or sko chhneah is a Cambodian barrel drum, similar in shape to the samphor but smaller, measuring 60 centimeters by 20 centimeters. The instrument is small enough to carry. Like the skor chaiyam which has a strap to allow the ins ...

. It is used in the hát bội orchestra. Hát chèo also uses the drum in its repertoire.Giao Su TRAN VAN KHE - TRỐNG VIỆT NAM 28 Tháng 2 2012 – Trống cơm là nhạc cụ quan trọng trong Nhạc Lễ và Hát Bội. Còn trong Hát Chèo thì trống cơm chỉ đóng vai trò đánh luồn vào đàn chớ không ..." Trống cơm is a long cylindrical drum with percussional surfaces at both ends. When stationary, it is placed transverse in front of the performer who would strike at the two ends with his hands. Drumsticks are also used. Trống cơm can be played by a performing arts performances when it is worn with a sash and slung over the shoulders, leaving the drum transverse in front of the abdomen."Trong com"
/ref> The drum earns its name "rice" as a layer of cooked rice is smeared on the surface to "tune" it, similar to how drums in Cambodia and Thailand are tuned. The two surfaces are set five notes apart.

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