Bắc phản is often played to start a singing session in the environment of Hát chơi (singing for entertainment) and ca quán (singing in the cabaret). The lyrics of the Bắc phản are poems in six-eight-word distich meter. Every six verses of six-eight-word distich meter forms a poem. The first four verses are sung in a Nam tone at a delibrate rhythm; the two last verses are sung in a Bắc tone at a quick tempo that later changes back into a Nam tone with the delibrate tempo. Although Bắc phản song modulates and changes rhythm, its melody is basically stable and pianissimo.
Manage No
AI00000349
Country
Vietnam
Audio Performer
Singer Phạm Thị Mùi and the musical ensembe
Year
1997
Place
File Size
2.97
Definition
File Format
MP3
Copyright
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Information source
Vietnam National Institute Culture and Arts Studies (VICAS)
