| Description |
2 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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mono |
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digital recording |
| Series |
Anthology of World Music
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Anthology of world music.
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| Note |
Disc 1, headed The tradition of Hué (cf. container verso), presents music and theatre of the court (tracks 1-5), and ritual music and entertainment music (tracks 6-11). Disc 2, headed The music of South Vietnam (cf. container verso), presents traditional vocal and instrumental music, both ritual and religious music (tracks 1-5), and entertainment music and music of the "modernized" theatre (tracks 6-11). |
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"Originally edited for the International Music Council by the International Institute for Comparative Music Studies and Documentation." -- Booklet. |
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Compact discs. |
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Analog recordings. |
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Reissue, in memory of Alain Daniélou, of the analog discs Viet-Nam and The music of Viet-Nam II, first released in the 1960's or 1970's on Musicaphon BM 30 L 2022 and BM 30 L 2023 as vols. 22-23 in the series Musical anthology of the Orient in the Unesco collection. |
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Historical and descriptive notes by those responsible for the recordings in English translation from the original Vietnamese and/or French (33 p. : ill., maps) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Dance of the horse and mang -- Dance of the phoenix -- "Mounting the esplanade" -- Ten 'royal' pieces -- Mad woman's song : (traditional theater) -- The five 'drums of thunder' -- Recitation of Buddhist prayers -- Buddhist chant -- Monochord solo -- 'Journey overland' -- Landscape of four generations -- Bai trong lay ; and Thet -- Buddhist chants and prayers ([performed by] a bonze of Saigon) -- Bai ha -- Respectful invitation to the Goddess of the West -- Xang Xê -- Rao nam, hoi ai-oan -- Binh ban -- The wind blows and bends the weeping willow -- The four generations -- The beautiful Tây Thi -- Longing for the past. |
| Performer |
Various performers. |
| Event |
Recorded in Vietnam by Tran Van Khe and Nguyen Huu Ba, in part with the collaboration of Madame la Comtesse de Chambure, Thuy Dung, and Arnaud de Chambure. |
| System Details |
Compact disc. |
| Language |
Sung principally in Vietnamese; one of the Buddhist chants is sung in "Sino-Vietnamese", and some others may contain some Sanskrit. |
| Subject |
Music -- Vietnam.
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Music. |
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Vietnam. |
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Songs, Vietnamese.
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Songs, Vietnamese. |
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Buddhist music -- Vietnam.
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Buddhist music. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Subject |
Ethnic music recordings -- Vietnam.
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Ethnic music recordings, Vietnamese.
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Ethnic music recordings, Buddhist -- Vietnam.
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| Added Author |
Trần, Văn Khê.
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Daniélou, Alain.
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| Added Title |
Musical anthology of the Orient.
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Unesco collection.
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| Standard No. |
018964514020 |
| Music No. |
CD 5140/41 Rounder |
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CD 5140 Rounder |
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CD 5141 Rounder |
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