Music of Cambodia (Yuria & Karel).......

Come and let us know the beauty of the "Music of Cambodia". Cambodian music has unique aspects of it's tone and wonderful instruments to know it's uses.

1. Music of Cambodia
By: YuriaVelesrubio& Karel Estrada

2. Is a Southeast Asian nation
whose landscape spans
low-lying plains, the
Mekong Delta, mountains
and Gulf of Thailand
coastline.
CAMBODIA

3. Themusic of Cambodiais derived
from a mesh of cultural traditions
dating back to the ancientKhmer
Empire,India,Chinaand the original
indigenous tribes living in the area
before the arrival of Indian and
Chinese travelers. With the
rapidWesternizationof popular
music, Cambodian music has
incorporated elements from music
around the world through
globalization.
CAMBODIA

4. is roughly similar to that of
Java, Indonesia.. Cambodian
people also absorbed and
adopted Indian, Chinese,
European, and other cultures to
suit their own traditions that
resulted in a distinct
Cambodian Culture.
CAMBODIAN
COURT MUSIC

5. Is highly influenced by ancient forms
as well as Hindu forms. Religious
dancing, many of which depict
stories and ancient myths, are
common. Some dances are
accompanied by a pinpeat
orchestra, which includes aching
(cymbal), oneat(bamboo
xylophone), paiau(flute),
sralai(oboe), chapey(bass banjo),
gong (bronze gong), tro(fiddle),
and various kinds of drums.
CAMBODIAN
ART MUSIC

6. Each movement the dancer
makes refers to a specific
idea, including abstract
concepts like today
(pointing a finger upwards)
The 1950s saw a revival in
classical dance, led by queen
SisowathKossamak
Nearyrath
CAMBODIAN
ART MUSIC

7. PINPEAT
•ItisaCambodianmusicalensembleoranorchestrathat
usuallyaccompaniesceremonialmusicoftheroyalcourts
andtemples.
•Musicisalwayspartoftheircourtdances,maskedplays,
shadowplays,andreligiousceremonies.
•ThisgroupissimilartothepiphatensembleofThailandand
usuallyconsistsof9or10instruments.

8. ONEAT SAMPHOR KONGVONG Skorthom Chhing
Instruments used in the
pinpeat

9. These are
xylophones
(idiophone)
ONEAT

10. A double headed
drum played w/
hands
(membranophone)
SAMPHOR

11. They are
gong circles
(idiophone)
KONGVONG

12. 2-headed
barrel drums
played with a
pair of wooden
drumsticksSKORTHOM

13. Arebowl
shape cymbals
or sometimes
referred to as
metal clappersCHHING

14. THANK YOU!!!
REFERENCES:
https://www.wikipedia.org/
https://www.angelfire.com/