Đàn môi
Đàn môi (lit. 'lip lute') is the Vietnamese name of a traditional musical instrument widely used by the minority ethnic groups of Vietnam (including the Jrai "Rang Leh"[1]). It was derived from the mouth harp of the Hmong people.[2]
An inward-orientated lamellophone,[3] the đàn môi is a noncomposite brass[4] mouth harp. Unlike the jaw harp, which is held against the teeth while being played, the đàn môi is held against the lips while the lamella is plucked.[3] This gives much more flexibility to the player, leaving them freer to shape their oral cavity as a resonance chamber to amplify the instrument. It is often enclosed in a wooden or bamboo box when stored.[4]
See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]- ^ Đào, Huy Quyền (1998). Musical Instruments of the Jrai and Bahnar, p.255. Nhà xuá̂t bản Trẻ. [ISBN unspecified].
- ^ "Word Instrument Gallery: Dan Moi", ASZA.com. Accessed: 5 June 2020.
- ^ a b "the lamella points inwards towards the mouth". Wright, Michael (2017). The Jews-Harp in Britain and Ireland, unpaginated. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781351543309. Cites John Wright (1972) regarding "outward" versus "inward" lamellophones. "Another Look into the Organology of the Jew's Harp", Bulletin due Musée Instrumental de Bruxelles, II, p.55.
- ^ a b "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. ISBN 9781506353388.
External links
[edit]Video
[edit]- Oh Susannah with the Vietnamese Dan Moi Jew's harp on YouTube
- "[1]" : pictures, video clips, articles on dan moi, haidanmoi.multiply.com
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