Vietnam's+Art,+Literature+and+Music

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Art - Influence is seen in pottery, calligraphy and traditional architecture - Calligraphy used only by scholars and elites** //Neolithic//** //Bronze age// //Ngo to Tran dynasty// Music - Northern classical is the oldest and is more formal - Can be traced back to the Mongol invasions** - Imperial court music from Tran Dynasty - Elaborate - Features array of musicians and dancers in costumes - Ca trù was a form of chamber music from imperial court - Came to associate with the geisha-type entertainment - Quan họ was a type of improvisational music - Sung acapella - Used in courtship rituals - Array of instruments, musicians and dancers wearing elaborate garbs** Literature - [|Chữ nôm] allowed writers to compose in Vietnamese - Writing system using Chinese characters - Flourished in 18th century - Quốc ngữ(17th century) - Became the current writing style - Based on Latin alphabet Poetry - Most poetry written in Chữ nôm - Some poetry adapted into song
 * - Strongly influenced by Chinese Buddhist art.
 * - Calligraphy hangings made on Lunar New Year that depicted poetry, folk sayings, or single words
 * Pottery dated back from stone age
 * Made from clay
 * [|Dong Son Drums] made from bronze casting
 * Elaborately decorated with geometric patterns
 * Depict everyday life: farming, warriors wearing feather headdresses, ship construction and musicians, and weavers
 * Ceramics influenced by ancient natives styles, the Tang, then later Song dynasty
 * Applied the three colours concept
 * Landmark structures made such as temple of literature
 * - Music varies with regions
 * Three widely known genres
 * - Both oral and written

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_of_Vietnam#Visual_arts**