Trống quân singing (,

Hán-Nôm Spoken and written Vietnamese today uses the Latin script-based Vietnamese alphabet to represent native Vietnamese words (''thuần Việt''), Vietnamese words which are of Chinese origin (''Hán-Việt'', or Sino-Vietnamese), and other forei ...

: 𤿰軍, "military drum") is a response

folk song Folk music is a music genre that includes #Traditional folk music, traditional folk music and the Contemporary folk music, contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be ca ...

of Vietnam. It is often found in festivals and performed as alternating singing between boys and girls.Bulletin of the International Council for Traditional Music - No.104-107 2004 Page 28 International Council for Traditional Music "Alternating singing "Trong quan " in Due Bac village, Phu Tho province. "Trong quan" means "Military Drum". This is a ritual singing repertory performed under the alternating singing between boys and girls in the ceremony commemorating ..." The male and female singer groups make responses to the song through words, instead of

counterpoint In music theory, counterpoint is the relationship of two or more simultaneous musical lines (also called voices) that are harmonically dependent on each other, yet independent in rhythm and melodic contour. The term originates from the Latin ...

singing. As such it is less sophisticated and more open to popular participation than

Quan họ ''Quan họ'' () singing is a Vietnamese folk music style characterized both by its antiphonal nature, with alternating groups of female and male singers issuing musical challenges and responses. Quan họ is common in rituals and festivals, and ...

response singing which requires some degree of musical training. Trống quân songs are often sung by children at village festivals.Bobbie Kalman ''Vietnam: The Culture'' 2002 Page 7 "There are also boating songs, fishing songs, and songs workers sing to help them through long days of hard labor. Songs are also a part of play and celebration. Trong quan or quan ho songs are sung by children at some village festivals."

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