đàn gõ
Definition
- Noun:
- Percussion instrument: A musical instrument that produces sound primarily by being struck, shaken, or scraped. This is a general term for instruments in the percussion family.
- Vibraphone: A specific type of melodic percussion instrument with metal bars and motor-driven resonators that create a vibrato effect.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trống và phách đều là những loại đàn gõ. (Drums and clappers are both types of percussion instruments.)
- Người nghệ sĩ biểu diễn một bản độc tấu trên đàn gõ. (The performer played a solo on the vibraphone.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used broadly for traditional Vietnamese percussion instruments, such as the (lithophone) or (bamboo xylophone), in an academic or descriptive context.
- Bộ sưu tập bao gồm nhiều đàn gõ cổ truyền của Việt Nam. (The collection includes many traditional Vietnamese percussion instruments.)
Variants and Related Words
Bộ gõ (n): Percussion section; the family of percussion instruments.
- Âm thanh của bộ gõ tạo nên nhịp điệu cho dàn nhạc. (The sound of the percussion section provides the rhythm for the orchestra.)
Nhạc cụ gõ (n): Percussion instrument (synonymous and perhaps more common in modern usage).
- Cô ấy chuyên về các nhạc cụ gõ. (She specializes in percussion instruments.)
Synonyms
- Percussion instrument: A general term for an instrument played by striking.
- Vibraphone: A specific pitched percussion instrument with metal bars and a vibrato effect.
- Mallet instrument: An instrument played with mallets, often used for similar melodic percussion.
Related Terms
Dàn nhạc gõ (n): Percussion ensemble.
- Dàn nhạc gõ trình diễn một tiết mục sôi động. (The percussion ensemble performed a lively piece.)
Gõ (v): To tap, to knock, to strike. This is the verb from which the noun is derived.
- Anh ấy gõ nhẹ lên mặt trống. (He tapped lightly on the drumhead.)