MUSIC 8 REVIEWER

Chordophones

Instruments that produce sound through vibrating strings.

Aerophones

Instruments that produce sound by vibrating air.

Idiophones

Percussion instruments that produce sound through their own material, often with tune.

Membranophones

Percussion instruments that produce sound through vibrating membranes, without tune.

Gamelan

An Indonesian orchestra consisting of up to 75 members.

Colotomic instruments

Instruments that mark off time intervals in a musical cycle.

Sarons

Xylophones with 5-9 keys, played with a mallet called Tabuh.

Gongs

Instruments that support the fixed melody in Gamelan music.

Kendang

A two-headed drum used in Indonesian music.

Genders

Metallophones with bronze keys used in Gamelan.

Bonangs

Kettle-like instruments arranged according to pitch in Gamelan.

Rebab

A heart-shaped string instrument used in Indonesian music.

Suling

An end-blown flute used for ornamentation in Gamelan.

Angklung

Bamboo tubes tuned in an octave, used in Indonesian music.

Sledro

A tuning system with 5 tones.

Pelog

A tuning system with 7 tones.

Polyphonic

A musical texture with two or more melodies played simultaneously.

Pentatonic

A scale consisting of 5 tones, specifically in Slendro.

Heptatonic

A scale consisting of 7 tones, specifically in Pelog.

Tapanuli ogong

A musical form that incorporates dance and various instruments.

Tembang sunda

Also known as "cianjuran," used in Indonesian poetry.

Qasidah

A form of religious chanted poetry in Indonesia.

Kecapi Suling

A form of on-the-spot ornamentation in Indonesian music.

Khrueang Dit

Plucked chordophones in Thai music.

Khrueang Si

Bowed chordophones in Thai music.

Khrueang Ti

Struck idiophones in Thai music.

Khrueang Pao

Blown aerophones in Thai music.

Piphat

A Thai ensemble that uses wind and percussion instruments.

Khrueang Sai

A string ensemble used in Thai music.

Mahori

A combination of Piphat and Khrueang Sai, traditionally played by women.

Chaang

A well-known elephant song in Thai music.

Khloy

An aerophone instrument in Cambodian music.

Tro

A stringed instrument in Cambodian music.

Phleng Kar

A classical music form used in Cambodian wedding ceremonies.

Pin Peat

A classical music form used for court music in Cambodia.

Ramvong

A slow-tempo dance music form in Cambodian pop music.

Maha Gita

A collection of classical music in Myanmar, meaning "royal song."

Kyei

Instruments made of brass or bronze in Myanmar music.

Thay-Ye

Instruments made from skin, hide, or leather in Myanmar music.

Patala

Xylophone instruments used in Myanmar music.