Myanmar music

Burma 1989

Myanmar was known as ____ until ____

Naypyidaw

Current capital of burma

Burmese

Official language of Myanmar

Yangon/Rangoon

largest city of burma

Shwedagon Stupa

gilded stupa in yangon, most sacred pagoda

India Chinese Thai

What is the blend of myanmar music

Melodious and without harmony, instrumental without music

Describe myanmar musical characteristics

Byaw, Pat Pyo, Iwan chin, Bole

named the social functions of the music

Byaw

- played at religious festivals

Pat pyo

royal court music

Iwan Chin

songs of longing

Bole

songs of sorrow

Soft and Loud Sounding

types of Myanma musical insturments

Loud Sounding

performed in open air ensembles at ceremonies and festivals

Soft sounding

performed indoors at formal and classical performances

Hsaing Waing

myanmar traditional folk music ensemble

Hsaing Waing ensemble

made up of gongs and drums, and are loud sounding

Hne

double reed pipe

Chauk Lon Pat

set of 8 tuned drums

Maung Hsaing

larger bronze gongs in a rectangular frame

Pat Waing

set of 21 drums in a circle

Kyi Waing

Small bronze gongs in a circular frame

Si and Wa

bell and Clapper

Saung Gauk

boat shaped national instrument of myanmar , formal and classical practices

Mahagita

refers to myanmars collection of classical songs , songs of sorrow longing and spirit, accompanied by saung gauk