The gong zither: sounds given by the left hand and the right hand
Item
Archivist's Original Title
en
The gong zither: sounds given by the left hand and the right hand
fr
La cithare gông : sons donnés par la main gauche et la main droite
Original description
en
Recorded in situation: m. of “gông”, the sound of the thirteen metallic strings of the zither. Sounds given by the left hand and by the right hand. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population. CITHAR: tube zither with thirteen metal strings called "gong". Recording: 19cm/s, 1/2 Track B. Fairly good sound qualities, microphone placed inside the calabash which is the resonator of this instrument. See archive file; file editors: Tran Quang Hai, then Aliénor Anisensel.
fr
Enregistré en situation: m. de " gông ", sonorité des treize cordes métallique de la cithare. Sons donnés par la main gauche et par la main droite. Enregistrements sonores inédits de mélodies instrumentales/vocales et de jeux instrumentaux effectués par Jacques Dournes de 1963 à 1964 au Vietnam auprès de la population jaraï. CITHARE: cithare tubulaire à treize cordes métalliques nommé "gông". Enreg.: 19cm/s, 1/2 Piste B. Qualités sonores assez bonnes, micro placé à l'intérieur de la calebasse qui est le résonateur de cet instrument. Cf. DT; rédacteurs fiche:Tran Quang Hai, puis Aliénor Anisensel.
Time duration
en
00:01:27
Recording date of the original material
en
1963-11
Acquisition Date
en
1964
Population
Jarai
Place of the cultural origin
Country Name
Recording place
en
Central Viet Nam, Phu Bon Province
Resource Language
Jarai
Comment
en
CITHAR: tube zither with thirteen metal strings called "gong"
Archivist Category
en
Music and spoken voice
Recording context
en
Field recording
Instrument, Original Archivist Data
en
Zither
Instrument (Supplementary/Annotated Data)
Gong
Collector
Name of original Collection
fr
Viet Nam, Mélodies instrumentales et vocales jaraï et modes de jeux instrumentaux, Dournes, 1963-1964.
Collection source citation
Related material
External reference
en
Dournes, J. "La musique chez les Joraï" in "Objets et mondes", t. V, fasc.4, hiver 1965 pp.211-244, photos
Holding Institution of Original Materials
Licensing Institution
Accessing Institutions
Copyright Information
en
CC BY-NC-ND
Physical format
en
Magnetic tape
Preservation State of Physical Object
en
Recording: 19cm/s, 1/2 Track B. Fairly good sound qualities, microphone placed inside the calabash which is the resonator of this instrument. See archive file; file editors: Tran Quang Hai, then Aliénor Anisensel .
Original item number
en
CNRSMH_I_1964_011_002_15
SEAH Identifier
en
CNRS_SEAHMH_I_1964_011_002_15
Provenance
en
Recording archived at Musée de l’Homme, Paris, by J. Dournes and preserved at BnF.
