More
than
60
zitherists
at
home
and
abroad
joined
in
a
concert
t
at
Ho
Chi
Minh
City
Conservatory
of
Music
that
is
part
of
dan
tranh
(sixteen-string
zither)
art
program
2014
to
take
place
in
the
city
from
June
30-July
4.
The
list
of
participants
includes
students
and
teachers
of
the
Ho
Chi
Minh
City
Conservatory
of
Music,
theTieng
hat
que
huong(Voice
of
homeland)
club,
the
Duyet
Thi
Trang
quarter,
and
folk
music
groups
in
the
US
and
France
such
as
VAV
Tranhsemble,
Huong
Viet,
Phuong
Ca.
Famous
artists
namely
Huynh
Khai,
Hai
Phuong,
Vo
Van
Anh,
Thu
Hien,
Bich
Lan
Lannie,
Thuong
Huyen,
Chau
Minh
Tam,
Uyen
Tram
and
Thanh
Thuy
will
also
take
part
in
the
event.
A
seminar
on
preserving
and
developingdan
tranh(zither,
a
Vietnamese
traditional
16-stringed
instrument)
with
participation
of
Professor
Tran
Van
Khe,
master
of
Vietnamese
traditional
music
will
aslo
be
launched
during
event.
The
program
will
present
to
folk
music
lovers
a
performance
and
an
exchange
on
traditional
music
and
dan
tranh
at
the
Labor
Culture
Palace
on
July
2-3;
and
a
talk
on
“Dan
tranh
-
Past
&
Present”
at
professor
Tran
Van
Khe’s
house
in
Binh
Thanh
District,
HCM
City.
The
Vietnamese
zither
(dan
tranh)
is
also
known
as
Dan
Thap
Luc
or
sixteen-stringed
zither.
It
has
a
trapezium-shape,
110-120
cm
in
length.
The
large
end
is
25-30
cm
in
width
with
holes
and
to
hang
the
strings.
The
narrow
is
15-20
cm
in
width
with
16
tuning
keys
on
the
surface
of
the
instrument.
The
strings
are
made
of
silk
or
then
copper
and
now
steel.
Players
use
all
fingers
with
plectrums
on
the
thumb.
The
music
of
the
dan
tranh
is
usually
bright
and
full
of
cheerfulness.
The
instrument
is
often
performed
solo
or
in
concert,
to
accompany
poem
chanting,
singing,
performances
of
traditional
orchestra.
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