Music of Southeast Asia PDF
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This document provides an overview of music from Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar. It details different musical instruments and ensembles and describes their function and cultural significance.
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FAMOUS FOLK SONG IN INDONESIA BURUNG KAKATUA OR THE COCKATOO (ENGLISH) SOUTHEAST ASIA MUSIC OF SOUTHEAST ASIA ic s ist ic r te ar a c u s...
FAMOUS FOLK SONG IN INDONESIA BURUNG KAKATUA OR THE COCKATOO (ENGLISH) SOUTHEAST ASIA MUSIC OF SOUTHEAST ASIA ic s ist ic r te ar a c u s m INDONESIA Ch o f L THAILAND IC A M NSEM US B L ES CAMBODIA E MYANMAR What is the difference? Vocal music Instrumental music What is the difference? Vocal this music made Music specifically for voices. Instrumental this made solely for Music instruments. MUSICAL ENSEMBLES Is also known as a music group or musical group, is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. Some music ensembles consist solely of instruments. INDONESIA I N GAMELAN ✓ The most popular form of D music in Indonesia. O ✓ Contains a variety of instruments. N ✓ Javanese and Balinese Gamelan E It is to accompany dances, songs and Wayang Kulit. It’s S instruments are sacred and musicians bow before playing I the instruments to show respect. A I N VOCAL MUSIC. is an ornamentation Pesindhen is a female D soloist singer. O Gerong is the N unison chorus E singers. It’s a Javanese verb meaning ”to sing in a S chorus” I Terms to remember: Gerongan- The chorus or the melody is A called Irama– is an Indonesian term for tempo. I Two predominant scales: INSTRUMENTAL N the slendro, and pelog scale: MUSIC D Slendro – five (5) O equidistant tones in octave. N Pelog –In Javanese, the E term is said to be variant of the word pelag meaning S “fine” or “beautiful”. I Pelog has seven notes. A - Heptatonic (7 tones) scale I GAMELAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS N D O N E S I Kendang / Kendhang – a set of drums of different A sizes and tone I GAMELAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS N D O N E S Kemanak I – a banana shaped idiophone. They are actually metal slit A drums. I GAMELAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS N D O N E S Gangsa – is a type of I metallophone which is used mainly in Balinese and Javanese A Gamelan music in Indonesia. THAILAND T H 3 primary instrumental ensembles A I L Piphat A Mahori N D Khrueang Sai T 1. Piphat It is a mid-sized orchestra of H Thailand that is performed in either outdoor style with hard A mallets or indoor style with soft I mallets. L An orchestra that 2. Khrueang Sai A combines some of the percussion and wind N instruments of the Piphat with and expanded string D section. T H 3. Mahori A This ensemble is traditionally played by women in the courts I of Central Thailand and L Cambodia. A A vocalist performing with the Mahori is usually accompanied N by the saw sam sai. D CAMBODIA C A PINPEAT Accompanies M ceremonial music of the royal courts B and temples O ceremonials. D Music is always I part of religious A ceremonies. C SAMPHOR - a double-headed drum played THE PINPEAT KONGVONG - gong circles A with hands M B O CHHING – finger cymbals D I A SKORTHOM - two big drums similar to Japanese Taiko Drum ONEAT – wood xylophones with 16 tiles MYANMAR M Y HSAING WAING ✓ Myanmar’s traditional A folk music ensemble. N ✓ It is made up mainly of different gongs and drums M as well as other The loud sounding and soft sounding. A instruments depending on Most of the Hsaing Waing the nature of the R performance. instruments belong to the loud sounding category. M Y SAUNG GAUK ✓The national instrument of A Myanmar. N ✓This is made of cutch wood and 13 silk string that has a M soft sound. It is used to accompany the… A …Mahagita (a classical song of R Myanmar). In your opinion, how did the people of Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar preserve their tradition in music? FAMOUS FOLK SONG IN MALAYSIA RASA SAYANG THANK YOU!