XẨM SINGING/LEARN 25 SYNONYMS TO “MELODY”

The band used to gather at common places such as markets or communal temples or on public Hanoi tram system at the beginning of the 20^th century. These Xẩm artists are so good at playing one stringed instrument-độc huyển cầm or the bowed with two strings having sound covered on one end with snakeskin-đàn nhị. These two types of Vietnamese instruments are seen to be older than 700 years.

Xẩm melodies were borrowed from trống quân-the songs with response in words alternately sung between boys and girls at village festivals or quan họ-the songs with response in songs of love and sentimentality. It could borrow another “chèo” of satirical musical theater with encompassing dance. These types of melodies derive from folk traditions orally circulated and utilizing no scenery, costumes or makeup. Until now there have been about 400 Xẩm songs preserved and handed down by generations. Its rhythm is divided into the rapid-xẩm chợ or the slow-cô đào. Its theme depicts the traditional legends, poems or stories; particularly portays the tragic lives or misery of the poor people. With Xẩm singing pity could be evoked from audience as a pratical experience in daily living with others. Talented Xẩm artists are nowadays too old and some of them have passsed away in bringing with them the unique artistic values. UNESCO has recognized it as one of the intangible world cultural heritages.

LEARN 25 SYNONYMS TO “MELODY”

1. Melody, air, harmony, tune, theme, rhythm, consonance, assonance, diapason, tunefulness, melodiousnes

1. A musically satisfying sequences of notes. The melody of the song is significant in being applied in piano music.
2. A variant of song form. This company is the earliest pioneer in classical written air for folk songs.
3. A pleasingly-sounded musiccal note. The band plays a series of harmony songs in love.
4. A specific melody. Leaving the room, she is humming a weird tune.
5. A specific subject. The theme of desperation was found in this song.
6. A repeated pattern of sound. He is good at playing guitar melodies with Asian rhythm.
7. A recurrence of close proximity rhythming sounds. Pitter and patter are in consonance.
8. A recurrence of nonrhythming sounds. Penitence and reticence are in assonance.
9. A grand swelling burst of harmony. Standing here, we can hear diapasons of laughters from their room.
10. Full of melody. One hour of guitar show made them overstuffed with tunefulness.
11. Full of sweet sounding. This place is in melodiousness of bird songs.

2. Jingle, tinkle, rattle, dingle

1. A catchy succession of sounds. Just a jingle of bells fits into the fear of sin.
2. A light clear ringing sound. I can hear a so small tinkle phone call from his pocket.
3. A series of short, sharp and hard sounds. I can hear the windows rattle in the wind.
4. A series of two same next sounds. My computer sometimes dingles in boot-up.

3. Chime, chink, cling, clang, clangor, clatter

1. A set of ringing sounds. By night we can hear the chime of a the clock clearly.
2. A slight sharp metallic sound. It’s nice to hear the chink of ice in a glass.
3. A low muttering sound. Did you hear the cling of a crane nearby?
4. A loud resonant sound. The steel door slammed shut with a clang.
5. A series of loud bangling. I can go deaf because of the clangor of steam hammers.
6. A rattling sound of hard objects. The horse spun around with a clatter of hooves.

4. Ring, ping, ding, dingdong

1. A striking sound. Rings of bell for the dead can be heard from a nearby church.
2. A short high-pitched sound. Pings of bullets striking on the car trunk echoed over there.
3. A striking sound by force. He can hear the ding of the ball striking his head.
4. An alternate series of striking sounds. The church bell goes dingdong every early morning.