Đàn môi explained

Derived from the mouth harp of the Hmong people,[1] Đàn môi (in Vietnamese: Đàn môi, "lip lute") is the Vietnamese name of a traditional musical instrument widely used in minority ethnic groups in Vietnam (including the Jrai "Rang Leh"[2]). An inward orientated ("the lamella points inwards towards the mouth"[3]) idioglot (noncomposite: "the tongue and frame are of the same piece of material"[4]), mouth harp somewhat similar to the metal heteroglot/compound jaw harp, the dan moi, rather than being held against the teeth while being played, like a jaw harp, is held against the lips while being played.

This gives much more flexibility to the player, leaving them freer to shape their oral cavity as a resonance chamber to amplify the instrument.

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Notes and References

  1. "Word Instrument Gallery: Dan Moi", ASZA.com. Accessed: 5 June 2020.
  2. Đào, Huy Quyền (1998). Musical Instruments of the Jrai and Bahnar, p.255. Nhà xuá̂t bản Trẻ. .
  3. Wright, Michael (2017). The Jews-Harp in Britain and Ireland, unpaginated. Taylor & Francis. . Cites John Wright (1972) regarding "outward" versus "inward" lamellophones. "Another Look into the Organology of the Jew's Harp", Bulletin due Musée Instrumental de Bruxelles, II, p.55.
  4. Sturman, Janet; ed. (2019). The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture, unpaginated. SAGE Publications. .