MUSIC 8

MUSIC 8 reviewer

PINPEAT

PINPEAT

• Is a Cambodian musical ensemble or orchestra.

• It is usually accompanied by ceremonial music of the royal courts and temples.

• Is analogous to the piphat ensemble of Thailand.

Skor Thom(membranophone)

two big drums (similar to taiko drums of Japan) played with drumsticks                                                     

Samphor (membranophone)

a double-headed drum played with hands

Oneat (Idiophone)

Xylophones

Kongvong (idiophone)

Gong circle

Chhing (idiophone)

Finger cymbals

Khloy (aerophone)

An ancient traditional bamboo flute from Cambodia.

GAMELAN

• is the traditional ensemble music of Indonesia

• is the most popular music in Indonesia

• It came from the words in Javanese gamel (hammer) and Balinese gambeli (to play musically)

• In Java, music is usually used for court ceremonies.

• In Bali, music is usually used in sacred ceremonies.

Metallophones

tuned metal bars that are struck to make sound, usually with a mallet.

Gongs

percussion instruments that have a unique, bowl-like appearance, and a round knob in the center.

Kedang

is a two-headed, hand-played drum

Suling or Seruling

an Indonesian bamboo ring flute.

Bonang

a collection of small gongs

MYANMAR

Saung Ensemble

Saung Ensemble

an arched harp

THAILAND

PIPHAT ENSEMBLE

PIPHAT ENSEMBLE

• Made up of percussion and wind instruments.

• Mid-sized orchestra that performs in funerals, cremation ceremonies, traditional dance drama,

              and shadow puppet theater performances.

Pi nai

Has 6 holes, through which it can make varying sounds and 22 pitches.

Ranat Et

consists of 21 wooden bars suspended by cords over a boat-shaped trough resonator and struck by two mallets.

Khong wong

gong circles

Taphon

a drum that provides rhythm in piphat ensemble

Klong that

Is a drum that provides rhythm in piphat ensemble

Cching

finger cymbals