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Đàn tam

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Đàn tam

The đàn tam is a three-stringed ("tam" means "three") fretless plucked Vietnamese musical instrument. It has a long fingerboard, and the body is traditionally partially covered by a snake skin stretched over a rounded rectangular resonator. It is similar to the Chinese sanxian. It is used in tuồng theatre.[1]

References

  1. ^ Leiter, Samuel L. (2007). Encyclopedia of Asian Theatre: Vol. 1, A-N, p.448. ISBN 9780313335297. "In tuong, the orchestra leads the action, using several drum types (trong cau, trong com, and trong chien), clackers, slit drum, two-string violin (don co), three-string lute (dam tam), flutes, reed instruments (cay ken), gong, and cymbals (chap ..."