First of all, ancient music is part of traditional music. Historically, Western music has been transmitted into Vietnam, spreading and developing after the feudal period. This music after being “blended” with ethnic music has gradually become a type of Vietnam’s music. And it's not considered ancient music. During the study, some people used the phrase “traditional music” to refer to this sort of music and ancient music, which has been handed down since ancient times and is not “mixed” with other kinds of music.
Ancient Cheo is one of the kinds of music that is preserved to now.
Ancient music has been proven by researchers to have been popular through archaeological traces. At that time, music was diverse, rich in forms as well as ways of performance. And today, in folk, lots of ancient music still exists such as Ho, Ly, etc. In the stages, Hue court music or Cheo, Xam, etc.
In human life, music is part of social cohesion. As a form of language use, the music carries the content of expressing the human voice. It also contains feelings and emotions belonging to the writer and the singer. What ancient music brings to us is music with both artistic and cultural characteristics. It is the crystallization combined by many people and many generations that contains the moral and educational values, and the experience of our ancestors.
These days, tourism is the most developed service industry. According to the statistics of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the number of international tourists in the world reached 1.4 billion. And cultural tourism is one kind of tourism.
Cultural tourism is a form of tourism combined with cultural activities such as experiencing life with indigenous people, enjoying artistic values imbued with humanity. In this day and age, people always want to know and experience more. They consider cultural tourism as a form of satisfying both “curiosity” and hobbies.
Ancient music has always been associated with other cultural values.
In the form of cultural tourism, ancient music is often an indispensable component. Cultural tourism of different locations will have different types of ancient music culture. Coming to Bac Ninh, it is unlikely that someone won’t think of Quan Ho; meanwhile, people will think of the art of Don Ca Tai Tu when coming to the river land of Bac Lieu. That is how cultural tourism creates regional characteristics, using music to create “echoes” for visitors to remember tourist attractions.
In tourism, ancient music is like a secret that clings to visitors. As an ancient art with ancient history, it carries the characteristics as well as the messages that the ancients wanted to pass on. Moreover, this is the inheritance for present and future generations that needs to be decoded to comprehend, acknowledge, and continue to pass on.
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