of Korea (RoK) on Dec. 29 handed over a set of Bien Chung (brass
bells) and Bien Khanh (stone gongs) to the Hue Imperial Relics
Preservation Centre (HIRPC).
This is the result of
the cooperation between HIRPC and the RoK, under which the RoK institute
helps to restore Bien Chung and Bien Khanh, percussion instruments of
Nha Nhac (Royal Court Music), as the techniques for making them have
been lost in Vietnam since early the 20th century. However, the
instruments are sill preserved in the RoK.
According to HIRPC Director Phung Phu, Bien Chung and Bien Khanh
percussion instruments were used in Hue royal orchestra under the Le
dynasty (1427-1788) and Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945).
The instruments will be given to the Hue Royal Traditional Arts Theatre
to be used on the occasions of traditional rituals during Hue
festivals.
Park il Hun, Director of the RoK
institute, expressed his hope that through the cooperation the world
will know more about the two countries’ traditional music./.
