Surf Wiki
Save to docs
arts

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Chầu văn

Vietnamese music genre

Vietnamese music genre

Hát chầu văn (, chữ Nôm: 喝朝文), or in secular form hát văn (喝文), is a traditional folk art of northern Vietnam which combines trance singing and dancing. Its music and poetry are combined with a variety of instruments, rhythms, pauses, and tempos. Hát chầu văn originated in the 16th century and spread quickly. The main musical instrument used in hat van performance is the đàn nguyệt or moon-shaped lute. The genre is famous for its use in rituals for deity mediumship. Chầu văn serves two purposes: to help hypnotize the medium for reception of the deities and to accompany the medium's actions with appropriate music.

The singing and dance in non-religious form is hát văn ("sung literature") without the word chầu ("to have an audience with someone of higher power", "to perform a service and pay homage to a deity").

References

References

  1. Dale Alan Olsen, ''Popular music of Vietnam: the politics of remembering'', 2008. p 278. index "chầu văn, ..." several entries.
  2. Olga Dror ''Cult, Culture, and Authority: Princess Liễu Hạnh in Vietnamese History'' 2007
  3. "[http://english.vietnamnet.vn/en/what-on/6130/theatre-to-feature-regular-ethnic-music-performances.html Theatre to feature regular ethnic music performances]", ''VietNamNet Bridge'', March 21, 2011. "hat van (northern traditional folk art combining singing and dancing)"
  4. Pattana Kitiarsa, ''Religious commodifications in Asia: marketing gods'', 2008, p. 161. "..master (thầy cúng) reading the questions, by the attendants of the spirit medium during the ritual, and by the musicians (chầu văn) accompanying, explaining and commenting on the ritual. The ritual usually takes from a couple of hours, ..."
  5. Endres, Andrea Lauser, ''Engaging the Spirit World: Popular Beliefs and Practices in Modern Southeast Asia''. Edited by Kirsten W. Endres and Andrea Lauser. 2012, p. 93. "Images from this past are enacted during spirit possession rituals, such as Mrs Bình's, by dressing in the appropriate ritual costumes and in the songs of the chầu văn musicians."
  6. Taylor, Philip, ''Modernity and Re-Enchantment: Religion in Post-Revolutionary Vietnam'' 2007, p. 197. "During the Lady spirits' manifestations, Nguyệt's husband suggests flowing arm and hand movements and gracefully flexes his fingers in tune with the rhythm of the chầu văn music that accompanies the ritual, while the other ritual ..."
  7. "[http://english.vietnamnet.vn/en/lastest-news/20329/chau-van-preservation-club-inaugurated.html Chau Van preservation club inaugurated]", ''VietNamNet Bridge'', Feb. 26, 2011.
  8. "[http://english.vietnamnet.vn/en/lastest-news/9646/northern-folk-singing-to-be-taught-at-degree-level.html Northern folk singing to be taught at degree level]", ''VietNamNet Bridge'', Oct. 20, 2010. "In the case of hat van (spiritual singing), students will be taught how to play the dan nguyet (moon-shaped two-string lute)."
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

16th-century-music-genres vietnamese-traditional-theatre vietnamese-folk-religion music-of-vietnam dance-in-vietnam
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Chầu văn — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report