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THE INSTRUMENTS OF MUSIC

A Mediator between the Material
and Spiritual Worlds





Ken trung
Vietnam
Canadian Museum of Civilization

  Ken trung - CMC no. 2000.136.19a-d / Photo: Harry Foster

     

This medium-sized oboe, also called the "oboe that brings twice the happiness", has a copper bell. It is the principal instrument in the music associated with the hat bôi theatre, a theatrical form that combines singing and dancing.

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