Hue Royal Orchesta - King's Favourite Art form

Ca Huế -an traditional and refined musical art form of the former imperial city, was once a sophisticated pleasure reserved for the aristocracy and royalty, especially Emperor Tự Đức, who was famously passionate about this art. The high standards of Ca Huế even extended to limiting the number of listeners at each performance.

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The rhythm in Hue folk singing (Ca Huế) includes types such as:

• Fundamental Rhythm This rhythm is used by striking the đàn (Vietnamese zither or lute) or coinciding with the lyrics, making the vocals clearer.
• Inner Rhythm: This is often unconventional and used to capture the attention of the music listener.
• ‍Outer Rhythm : Similar to Inner Rhythm is also used to attract the listener's attention. It is unconventional and does not follow the standard of .Fundamental Rhythm

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Familiar musical instruments closely associated with Ca Huế include:

• Bộ ngũ nguyệt tuyệt Tranh (a set of five nguyệt lutes and the Tranh zither).
• Đàn Tỳ (pear-shaped lute), Nhị (two-stringed vertical fiddle), Nguyệt (moon lute), Tam (three-stringed lute).
• Various types of flutes (các bộ sáo).
• Đàn Bầu (monochord zither).
• Bộ gõ trống Huế, sanh loan, sanh tiền (Hue drum set, sanh loan - a small wooden clapper, sanh tiền - a coin clapper).

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