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Vietnamese Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** Overseas Vietnamese, Vietnamese people living outside Vietna ...
name of a traditional musical instrument widely used by the minority ethnic groups of
Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...
(including the Jrai " Rang Leh"). It was derived from the mouth harp of the
Hmong people The Hmong people ( RPA: , CHV: ''Hmôngz'', Nyiakeng Puachue: , Pahawh Hmong: , , zh, c=苗族蒙人) are an indigenous group in East Asia and Southeast Asia. In China, the Hmong people are classified as a sub-group of the Miao people. Th ...
.Word Instrument Gallery: Dan Moi
, ''ASZA.com''. Accessed: 5 June 2020. An inward-orientated
lamellophone A lamellophone (also lamellaphone or linguaphone) is a member of the family of musical instruments that makes its sound by a thin vibrating plate called a lamella or tongue, which is fixed at one end and has the other end free. When the musician ...
,"the lamella points inwards towards the mouth". Wright, Michael (2017).
The Jews-Harp in Britain and Ireland
', unpaginated. Taylor & Francis. . Cites John Wright (1972) regarding "outward" versus "inward" lamellophones. "Another Look into the
Organology Organology (; ) is the science of musical instruments and their classifications. It embraces study of instruments' history, instruments used in different cultures, technical aspects of how instruments produce sound, and musical instrument classi ...
of the Jew's Harp", ''Bulletin due Musée Instrumental de Bruxelles'', II, p.55.
the is a noncomposite brass"the tongue and frame are of the same piece of material". Sturman, Janet; ed. (2019).
The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture
', unpaginated. SAGE Publications. .
mouth harp. Unlike the
jaw harp The Jew's harp, also known as jaw harp, juice harp, or mouth harp, is a lamellophone instrument, consisting of a flexible metal or bamboo tongue or Reed (mouthpiece), reed attached to a frame. Despite the colloquial name, the Jew's harp most like ...
, which is held against the teeth while being played, the is held against the lips while the lamella is plucked. This gives much more flexibility to the player, leaving them freer to shape their
oral cavity A mouth also referred to as the oral is the body orifice through which many animals ingest food and vocalize. The body cavity immediately behind the mouth opening, known as the oral cavity (or in Latin), is also the first part of the alime ...
as a
resonance chamber In acoustics, a resonance chamber is a cavity which enhances the transfer of energy from a sound source (e.g. a vibrating string) to the air via resonance. The chamber has interior surfaces which reflect an acoustic wave. When a wave enters th ...
to amplify the instrument. It is often enclosed in a wooden or bamboo box when stored.


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Jaw harp The Jew's harp, also known as jaw harp, juice harp, or mouth harp, is a lamellophone instrument, consisting of a flexible metal or bamboo tongue or Reed (mouthpiece), reed attached to a frame. Despite the colloquial name, the Jew's harp most like ...
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Kouxian ''Kouxian'' () is a general Chinese term for any variety of jaw harp. The jaw harp is a plucked idiophone in which the lamella is mounted in a small frame, and the player's open mouth serves as a resonance chamber. Chinese jaw harps may comp ...


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