Vietnam; History; Music; Essay; Nationalism; Vietnamese music; Religion; Religious music; Theory; Ethnomusicology; Regional studies; Western; Pedagogy; United States of America; Vietnamese people; Musical life; Sociology; Tonality; Polytonality; Western music; Development; USA; Nguyen, Phong T.
摘要
Examines the essence，values, and traditions of Vietnamese music. Essays consider the nature of creativity; Vietnamese music as a tradition; national music; a theory of Vietnamese music based on sound，subtlety，and rhythm; the simplicity and efficiency of old Vietnamese music; a history of Vong Co style; Buddhist ritual music in Vietnam; 20th-c. influences on Vietnamese music; issues in national and ethnic traditions; and Vietnamese music in the U.S. Current issues in Vietnamese music include composition，polytonality，the role of music in society，and music and youth.
