Abstract:

Music from the 1960's. "Geographically, Vietnam is part of the Far East and at the same time of Southeast Asia. Musically, it belongs to the great family of Chinese tradition that includes, apart from China itself, Japan, Korea and Mongolia. Owing to its geographical position, Vietnam came in contact with Champa (a folk that once inhabited the present-day Vietnamese coast) which had been influenced by Indian civilization. Consequently, the Vietnamese people assimilated the two musics, Chinese and Indian, and asserted their individuality in creating original instruments. The first disc in this 2-CD set focuses on the music of Central Vietnam (the music of HuI), while the second is devoted to the music of South Vietnam." --Tran Van Khe and Nguyen Huu Ba, from their liner notes Num. Song Title Artist Time 01. Dance of the Horse and Mang Dai Nhac Ensemble 3:59 01. Bai Trong Lay and Thet Ensemble 2:53 02. Dance of the Phoenix Ensemble 3:28 02. Buddhist Chants and Prayers Priest and ensemble 4:32 03. "Mounting the Esplanade" Court Music Ensemble 2:00 03. Bai Ha Ensemble 4:56 04. "Respectful Invitation to the Goddess of the West" Ensemble 8:40 04. Ten "Royal" Pieces Nha Nhac Ensemble 9:20 05. Mad Woman's Song (traditional theater) Traditional Theater 8:02 05. Xang Xe Ensemble 4:30 06. The Five "Drums of Thunder" Dai Nhac Ensemble 3:06 06. Rao Nam, Hoi Ai-Oan Vinh Bao 3:33 07. Recitation of Buddhist prayers The Venerable Hieu Quang, Pho Quang, Mat Nguyen 3:03 07. Binh Ban Ensemble 3:48 08. "The Wind Blows and Bends the Weeping Willow" Mrs. Mong Trung and Tran Van Khe 4:10 08. Buddhist Chant The Venerable Hieu Quang, Pho Quang, Mat Nguyen 3:37 09. "The Four Generations" Miss Bach Hue and ensemble 4:12 09. Monochord Solo Nguyen Huu Ba 6:01 10. "The Beautiful Tay Thi" Ensemble 3:36 10. "Journey Overland" Entertainment Music Ensemble 6:15 11. Longing for the Past Miss Bach Hue and ensemble 4:15 11. "Landscape of Four Generations" Entertainment Music Ensemble 5:54 Nguyen Ngoc Cong, "rice" drum / Nguyen Ngoc Phung, ceremonial drum, cymbals / Nguyen Ngoc Xu, sapeke clappers, transverse flute, ceremonial drum / Le Quang Doi, hollow buffalo horn, simple clappers / Ho Khach, jingles, sapeke clappers, oboe / Duong Van Lam, cymbals, two-stringed fiddle, large drum / Tran Hieu Can, oboe, hourglass drum / Nguyen Huu Du, oboe / Cao Huu Ong, hollow buffalo horn, moon-shaped lute / Mr. Dich, sapeke clappers / Huynh Viet Dang, three-stringed lute / Thien, four-stringed lute / Nguyen Ngan, cymbals / The Venerable Hieu Quang, Pho Quang, Mat Nguyen, chanting / Nguyen Huu Ba, monochord, two-stringed fiddle / Duong Thi Tuyet, voice / Buu Loc, zither /Nguyen Gia Cam, lute / Tu Huyen, pair of drums, two-stringed fiddle / Nam Phu, small gong and small cymbals / Chin Quon, hollow buffalo horn / Sau Phu, hourglass drum / Hai Phat, oboe, drums, clappers / Tam Thu, moon-shaped loot / Bay Ham, three-stringed lute / Chin Quon, two-stringed long-necked lute / Hai Bieu, sixteen-stringed zither / Sau Tung, moon-shaped lute / Vinh Bao, sixteen-stringed zither / Mrs. Mong Trung, voice / Tran Van Khe, zither, lute / Miss Bach Hue, voice