What is instrumental ensemble for you? Instrumental ensemble - It is a musical instruments that has its characteristics and functions.
Our topic for today is all about. Music of Cambodia
Cambodian Music Cambodia - is one of the most beautiful countries in Southeast Asia. It was located at the center of the former Khmer kingdom of Angkor, - a great empire that dominated Southeast Asia for 600 years. Its music flourished in both village and court setting.
Different kinds of music of Cambodia Kar music Arakk music Ayai repartee Yike and basak or lakhon bassac
Varied activities Dances Masked plays Shadow puppet plays Religious ceremonies
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC Pinpeat ensemble - is an orchestra that accompanies the different royal activities of the courts and temples in Cambodia like - This has similarities with the Thai Piphat ensemble which consists of nine to ten musical instruments. Its musical expression emphasizes gong ensembles, drum ensembles and free- reed mouth organs with gourd wind chests.
Pinpeat Ensemble Samphor - This is a double- headed drum played by using hands . Roneat - This is a xylophones. Ching - This is a pair of finger cymbals. Skor thom - This is a pair of contrasting drums played by using wooden beaters. Kong vong toch - This is a set of gongs in circular dormation. Chamrieng - These are the vocals.
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Myanmar
Myanmar music Myanmar - was known as Burma until 1989. Its music is melodious, generally without harmony and is usually in comon time signature of 4/4 (na-yi-se), 2/4 (wa-let- se), or 8/16 ( wa-let-a-myan).
Burmese classical music ensembles are divided into:
Outdoor ensembles Sidaw - also known as sidawgyi - is an outdoor ensembles in royal courts. It is usually performed in a royal ploughing ceremony, an ancient royal rite held in many Asian countries to mark the traditional start of the rice- growing season. Sidaw also plays in festivals.
Indoor ensembles Saung - is an indoor form composed of a female singer accompanied by a traditional ensemble.
Instrumental music There are two kinds of ensemble in Myanmar Sidaw Ensemble Instruments. Saung Ensemble Instruments
Sidaw ensembles instruments Gandama - This is a double - headed drum plaed by using hands. Si - This is a bell. Wa - This is a clapper. Sidaw - These are two big drums hung side by side on a beam. These drums are known as the royal drum.
Saung ensembles instruments Saung - This is an arched harp. This is known as the national musical instruments of Myanmar. Pattala - This is a xylophone. This is tuned similar to the diatonic scale. Mi gyaung - This is a crocodile-shaped fretted, plucked zither with strings. Palwei - This is a flute. Tayaw - This is a fiddle. Hnyin - This is a small mouth organ.