Traditional vocal and instrumental music. "Recordings, commentary and photographs by Tra.n Van. Khe. and Nguyen Huu Ba with the collaboration of Madame la Comtesse de Chambure, Thuy Dung and Arnaud de Chambure"--Container. "Reissue ... of the album Viet Nam : traditions of the south, [in the] Ba.renreiter series, A musical anthology of the Orient/Anthologie musicale de l'Orient [Ba.renreiter Musicaphon BM 30 L 2023]"--Container. Compact disc. Program notes in English and French (15 p. : ill., music) inserted in container.
Recorded in: Vietnam.
Table of contents:
Ritual and religious music: Bai trong lay and thet (2:57) ; Buddhist chants and prayers (4:35) ; Bai ha (5:00) ; Respectful invitation to the Goddess of the West (8:43) ; Xang Xe. (4:34) --Entertainment music and music of the "modernized" theatre: Rao nam, hoi ai-oan (3:35) ; Binh ban (3:51) ; The wind blows and bends the weeping willow (4:10) ; The four generations (4:16) ; The beautiful ta.y thi (3:40) ; Longing for the past (4:14)
Track information:
101 Bai trong lay and thet / Huye.rn TA, Phur Nam, Chin Quon, Sau Phu, Hai Phat. Drum,Cymbals,Oboe
102 Buddhist chants and prayers / Huye.rn TA, Hai Phat, Thu Ta.m, Hai Dat. Drum,Fiddle,Lute
103 Bai ha / Huye.rn TA, Chin Quon, Hai Phat, Thu Ta.m, Hai Dat, Bay Ham. Drum,Cymbals,Fiddle,Lute,Gong
104 Respectful invitation to the Goddess of the West / Chin Quon, Sau Phu, Hai Phat, Thu Ta.m, Hai Dat. Drum,Oboe,Fiddle,Lute
105 Xang Xe / Bay Ham, Hat Bie..u, Sau Tung. Fiddle,Lute,Zither
106 Rao nam, hoi ai-oan / Vinh Bao. Zither
107 Binh ban / Huye.rn TA, Bay Ham, Sau Tung, Bar DAAng,. Fiddle,Lute,Zither,Flute
108 Wind blows and bends the weeping willow / Mong Trung, Va.n Khe. Tra.rn. Lute,Zither
109 Four generations / Huye.rn TA, Hat Bie..u, Sau Tung, Bach Huer. Lute,Zither,Flute
110 The Beautiful ta.y thi / Bay Ham, Hat Bie..u, Sau Tung. Fiddle,Zither,Flute
111 Longing for the past / Bay Ham, Hat Bie..u, Sau Tung, Bach Huer. Fiddle,Lute,Zither
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington, D.C. 20024. Call 202-633-7322 for appointment. Fax: 202-633-7019. Email: rinzlerarchives@si.edu
