Hue Royal Court Music is a genre of royal court music in the feudal period, performed on festival occasions (coronation, death, other solemn festivals) during the year of the Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam. Hue Royal Court Music was recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2003. According to UNESCO’s assessment, “among the traditional music genres in Vietnam, only Nha Nhac has reached national stature”. “Nha Nhac has been developed since the 13th century in Vietnam, and during the Nguyen Dynasty, Hue Royal Court Music reached its most mature and complete level”.
Nha Nhac basically consists of 8 musical instruments: 1 drum, 1 pipa, 1 moon lute, 1 two-stringed fiddle, 2 flutes, 1 three-tone zither; 1 clapper. Le ti truc te nhac has: 8 singers and 8 musicians.
