The ''đàn sến'' (
Chữ Nôm
Chữ Nôm (, ) is a logographic writing system formerly used to write the Vietnamese language. It uses Chinese characters to represent Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary and some native Vietnamese words, with other words represented by new characters ...
: 彈𬃤) 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. Its body can be round, ...
'' 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 si ...
Vol. South East Asia p262 "The đàn sến is the Vietnamese version of the Southern Chinese octagonal lute (qinqin)"
References
External links
''Đàn sến'' page''Đàn sến'' photo
See also
*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 th ...
Vietnamese musical instruments
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