Image on Google's homepage on February 23 which depicts artists performing ca tru (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – An image of artistsperforming ca tru (ceremonial singing) was featured on Google’s homepage onFebruary 23, which was the ca tru founders commemoration day.
A representative of Google said that themove was to raise public awareness of traditional folk arts which are facingthe risk of oblivion, as well as encourage the young generation to explore the uniqueand diverse cultural and art forms of Vietnam.
Taking into account the precious nature ofan invaluable historical relic and the difficulty of its safeguarding, UNESCOis dedicated to protecting the practice and inscribed ca tru on the List ofIntangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.
Ca tru is a complex form of sung poetryfound in the north of Vietnam using lyrics written in traditional Vietnamesepoetic forms.
A ca tru group comprises three performers:a female singer who uses breathing techniques and vibrato to create uniqueornamented sounds, while playing the clappers or striking a wooden box, and twoinstrumentalists who produce the deep tone of a three-stringed lute and thestrong sounds of a praise drum.
Some ca tru performances also includedance. The varied forms of ca tru fulfil different social purposes, includingworship singing, singing for entertainment, singing in royal palaces andcompetitive singing.
Ca tru has 56 different musical forms ormelodies, each of which is called “the cach”. Folk artists transmit the musicand poems that comprise ca tru pieces by oral and technical transmission,formerly, within their family line, but now to any who wish to learn.
The art genre appeared in the North aroundthe 15th century and thrived until the early 20th century. Since then, it hasdecreased in popularity due to the spread of modern recreational and culturalactivities./.
A representative of Google said that themove was to raise public awareness of traditional folk arts which are facingthe risk of oblivion, as well as encourage the young generation to explore the uniqueand diverse cultural and art forms of Vietnam.
Taking into account the precious nature ofan invaluable historical relic and the difficulty of its safeguarding, UNESCOis dedicated to protecting the practice and inscribed ca tru on the List ofIntangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.
Ca tru is a complex form of sung poetryfound in the north of Vietnam using lyrics written in traditional Vietnamesepoetic forms.
A ca tru group comprises three performers:a female singer who uses breathing techniques and vibrato to create uniqueornamented sounds, while playing the clappers or striking a wooden box, and twoinstrumentalists who produce the deep tone of a three-stringed lute and thestrong sounds of a praise drum.
Some ca tru performances also includedance. The varied forms of ca tru fulfil different social purposes, includingworship singing, singing for entertainment, singing in royal palaces andcompetitive singing.
Ca tru has 56 different musical forms ormelodies, each of which is called “the cach”. Folk artists transmit the musicand poems that comprise ca tru pieces by oral and technical transmission,formerly, within their family line, but now to any who wish to learn.
The art genre appeared in the North aroundthe 15th century and thrived until the early 20th century. Since then, it hasdecreased in popularity due to the spread of modern recreational and culturalactivities./.
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