Listen & tracks
1 of 35 tracks have a preview · 10 works · 65:40
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1 Flowing Water Dang Kim Hien 8:37
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North Vietnamese LullabiesDang Kim Hien 2 movements3:55
- 2 i. 1:52
- 3 ii. 2:03
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Central Vietnamese LullabiesDang Kim Hien 2 movements4:02
- 4 i. 1:51
- 5 ii. 2:11
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South Vietnamese LullabiesDang Kim Hien 2 movements3:42
- 6 i. 1:53
- 7 ii. 1:49
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8 River Chant Dang Kim Hien 10:39
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9 On Hearing the Night Drum, Missing My Husband Dang Kim Hien 4:33
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10 Nostalgia Traditional 7:23
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11 Kieu at the Ngung Bich Tower Dang Kim Hien 8:27
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12 Four Grand Landscapes Dang Kim Hien 5:52
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13 Earth Drum Song Dang Kim Hien 8:30
Pieces drawn from Nhạc tài tử, Huế chamber music, folk chant and drama, and regional lullabies are realised with care for each tradition’s musical and linguistic practice.
Landscape, rivers and Vietnam’s history colour much of the programme. The two performers bring deep command of Vietnamese genres and a distinctive personal touch.
Reviews
Serious dedication to and mastery of the authentic traditional forms … Rich new compositions. One of the most rewarding musical experiences I have had in a long while … [Le and Dang] contributed greatly to the purpose of introducing Vietnamese music of the highest quality to American audiences.
Le and Dang’s compositions transcend the boundaries of East and West and represent a new direction in Australian experimental music.
Dang Kim Hien’s Vietnamese lullabies … are astonishingly beautiful and haunting
Artists
Dang Kim Hien
đàn nguyệt (moon lute), song lang (foot clapper), đàn bầu (monochord), đàn tranh (vietnamese zither), voice, phách (wooden clappers), trống đế (small drum)
Dang Kim Hien is a composer and virtuoso performer of both traditional and contemporary Vietnamese music. She taught for fourteen years at the Department of Traditional Music of the Conservatory of Music in Saigon.
Lê Tuấn Hùng
đàn tranh (vietnamese zither), voice, trống cơm (rice drum)
Lê Tuấn Hùng is a composer, performer and author, specialising in Vietnamese music and the experimental music of contemporary Australia. He has written widely on Vietnamese performing arts and is regarded as an international authority in Vietnamese musicology.
Nguyen Du
composer
Cao Van Lau
composer
Digital booklet
Digital booklet Notes, texts and credits — read online or download the PDF Download the PDFPerformers
- Dang Kim Hien · đàn nguyệt (moon lute), song lang (foot clapper), đàn bầu (monochord), đàn tranh (vietnamese zither), voice, phách (wooden clappers), trống đế (small drum)
- Lê Tuấn Hùng · đàn tranh (vietnamese zither), voice, trống cơm (rice drum) · all except track 8
Technical credits
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Editing Engineer
Martin Wright
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Mastering Engineer
Martin Wright
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Thanks to
Creative Australia
Details
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 65 minutes 40 seconds
- Release date
- 1997
- Categories
- Classical, Cross-cultural
- Genres
- World & Cross-cultural, Folk
- Musical work copyright
- © 1997 Le Tuan Hung & Dang Kim Hien
- Sound recording copyright
- ℗ 1997 Move Records
- Catalogue
- MD 3199
- EAN
- 9314574319927
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