Music - 8th grd., 1st qtr.

Music of Indonesia

gamelan - means “orchestra” compromises of 75 members
slendro - 5 tones
pelog - 7 tones
Si Patokaan - ( indonesian ) folk song
Lenggang Kangkung - ( indonesian ) folk song
angklung - set of instruments made of bamboo, slow tremolo
bonangs - kettle-like instruments, arranged from highest to lowest
sarons - xylphones with 5-9 keys each each, hit with a wooden mallet called “tabuh”
gongs - supports a fixed melody
tapanuli ogong - musical form of dance
tembang sunda/cianjuran - poem set to music accompanied by instruments
Qasidah - religious chant poetry
kecapi suling - instrumental music that uses many on-the-spot imbellishments

Music of Thailand

Thailand is polyphonic, uses either pentatonic ( five-tone ) or heptatonic (seven-tone )
Khrueang dit - chordophones that are plucked
khrueang si - chordophones that are bowed
khrueang ti - instruments that are struck ( percussions )
khrueang pao - aerophones that are blown
piphat - classical music, instrumental
piphat mai khaeng - loud outdoor style
piphat mai nuam - indoor style
manifests its contact w/ africa, asia, and europe
khrueang sai - meaning “string ensemble“, accompanies a stick puppet theater called “hoon grabok”
mahori - classical instrumental, ensemble played by women

Music of Cambodia

Music of Myanmar

burmese music is similar to that of thailand, china, and other countries in the area
kyei - instruments made of bronze or brass
thay-ye - instruments made from skin, hide, or leather
kyo - stringed instruments
lei - wind instruments
let-ko - clapper instruments
patala - xylophone instruments
each tone is associated with an animal ( seven tones )