| Description |
Bỉ is the opening melody of a văn thờ song. Bỉ is one of three main melodies, called Bỉ-Mưỡu-Thổng, which are only performed in hát văn thờ, not hát văn hầu. The bỉ melody is used to sing eight-sentence poems with seven words in each sentence. The bỉ melody is sung in dồn phách time, which is not periodic. When the singing stops or there is an interlude, cung văn rolls the stick on the phách clappers. The instruments for the bỉ melody include the nguyệt (two-string lute), the nhị (two-string fiddle), clappers, cảnh (small cymbal), and a small drum. |
