the right hand and bend the strings with the left hand to create a wide range of microtonal and tonal ornaments. In traditional music, performers use 2 or 3 fingers (thumb and index, or thumb, index and middle fingers) to pluck the strings. In a number of new compositions, as many as four or five fingers may be used to pluck the strings. In these new works, the left hand may also be used to enable the performer to play two simultaneous parts. Sometimes, đàn tranh will play with bow, the player traditionally bowing the strings to the right of the bridges while the left hand varied pitch and vibrato by pressing the strings on the other side of the bridges. Audio examples See also Gayageum Guzheng Kacapi Koto (musical instrument) Se (instrument) Yatga References Further reading Le, Tuan Hung. Dan Tranh Music of Vietnam : Traditions and Innovations. Melbourne, Tokyo : Australia Asia Foundation, 1998. (hard back); (paperback) New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London, 2001). Pham, Duy. Musics of Vietnam. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 1975. Tran, Van Khe. La Musique Vietnamienne Traditionnelle. Paris : Presses Universitaires de France, 1962. External links https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fuu5kBhUTUk Dead link (2015-12-11) Zithers Vietnamese musical instruments