Audio Example 1
Audio Example 1 is a recording of Vọng Cổ nhịp 32 by Phạm Công Tỵ, Phạm Văn Môn and Huỳnh Tuấn made in November 2019 at Viêt Tân studios in Saigon. Recording engineer: Torbjörn Samuelsson.
Abstract
This paper seeks to better understand the role of heterophony in a form of traditional Vietnamese music often referred to as Đờn Ca Tài Tử, as well as how such performance practices are grounded in interactions between performers. The performance of this genre is analyzed as ornamental heterophony and attention is given to the role of idiomatic patterns as well as small-scale ornamentation. Building on stimulated recall interviews with three master performers, the authors analyze an audio recording of Vọng Cổ by these three performers, in order to explore the role of conscious and subconscious processes in their performance. Link to the paper in the journal webpage.
Audio Example 2
Audio Example 2 is a recording by The Six Tones with Phạm Công Tỵ, Phạm Văn Môn and Huỳnh Tuấn made on December 29 2018 at VICAS in Saigon. The recording followed the same structure as was used in the concert performance in the Hanoi New Music Festival a few days earlier. Audio Example 2 is the first out of two takes made on this date.
Claiming Space
Structural Aspects of Heterophony in the Vietnamese Tradition of Vọng Cổ Performance
Nguyễn Thanh Thủy & Stefan Östersjö (2024)
Published in Intersections 41 (1). Canadian Journal of Music.
Guest edited by Jonathan Goldman.
