Some features of Nghe - Tinh folk songs
(Baonghean.vn)- Vi and Giam were formed and developed in the labor and life of the people of Nghe - Tinh, and were recognized by UNESCO as a representative of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2014.
In the cultural treasure of Nghe An, Vi and Giam are two unique folk songs of Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces with their own unique features that cannot be confused with folk songs of any other region. Born hundreds of years ago, Vi and Giam folk songs of Nghe - Tinh originate from the working life, so each melody and verse corresponds to each profession.
These are two folk songs without accompaniment, created by the Nghe community, with lyrics of diverse content, reflecting all aspects of life.
Many songs have profound educational values: respect for parents, loyalty, loyalty, honesty, contributing to the preservation of good customs and traditions in social behavior in villages. Vi and Giam folk songs are widely practiced in the Vietnamese community in the two provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh. According to the results of the inventory of the Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts (2013), there are 260 villages, of which 168 villages are in Nghe An province and 92 villages are in Ha Tinh province where people practice Vi and Giam folk songs.
Ví and Giặm have local characteristics in terms of scale, rhythm, melody, and vocals. The skills to sing with the correct rhythm, pitch, duration, and vibrato are mainly passed down from generation to generation orally, directly from the artists, ensuring the expression of the voice and intonation of the Nghệ-Tinh dialect. Ví and Giầm are performed in three forms: sing-along, sing-duo, and sing-cuoc.
Each singing session usually has three stages: introduction singing, duet singing and final singing, the most prominent of which is love singing.
Lyrics are in the form of six-eight, seven-seven six-eight, variant six-eight (vi singing), five-word (giam singing), condensed, concise, easy to learn, easy to remember, easy to sing. Vi singing has a free melody depending on the lyrics, context and temperament of the singer, the vocal range is not more than an octave. Giam singing has a clear rhythm, with strong and weak beats, 3/4 and 6/8 time. These two singing styles always alternate with each other.
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