Dan Tran (English spelling) Dan Tranh [Vietnam]

Japanese: ダン･チャン（英語表記）dan tranh[ベトナム]

A representative Vietnamese zither-like instrument. It is written as 'danso' (flash zither). It is a 16-stringed koto. It began to be used in Vietnam in the 13th and 14th centuries, and some records say it had 15 strings at the time. Modern kotos are smaller than Japanese kotos, and have movable strings and pegs. Until the 17th century, the strings were made of silk, but since then they have been made of metal. It is played by wearing a metal giko on the thumb and index finger of the right hand (and in the north, the middle finger), and the left hand changes the tension of the strings to create subtle nuances such as pushing. In addition to playing solo, it is used in ensembles with the yueqin Đàn Nguyet (flash moon) or with the two-stringed kokyū Đàn Nhi, or in improved opera (Hat Khai Luong).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ベトナムの代表的チター属楽器。弾箏と記される。16弦の箏にあたる。13～14世紀からベトナムで使われ始め，当時は15弦であったという記録もある。現在のものは，日本の箏より小型で，可動の柱のほかに糸巻をもつ。弦は17世紀までは絹であったが，その後は金属。右手の親指と人差指(北では中指にも)に金属製の義甲をはめて奏し，左手は弦の張力を変化させて，押出などのこまかいニュアンスづけを行う。独奏のほか，月琴ダン･グエット(弾月)と合わせたり，それに2弦の胡弓ダン･ニーを合わせた合奏，あるいは改良劇(ハット･カイ･ルオン)等で用いられる。

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