Unit II- Music of Thailand

Prepared by: Baranggay Two

III Antimony

Lesson 1: Vocal Music: NasalLesson 2: Musical Ensembles of Thailand

• Thailand is one of the countries in Southeast Asia. The tonal system of Thaati music is similar to the pentatonic scale of China. It is composed of seven tones but they usually omit the fourth and seventh note.

Lesson 1: Vocal Music: Nasal

• Most of the music of Thailand are in duple meter. The accent usually falls on the last beat and is marked by an intrument called Ching.

• The melody is simple and it is sung with ornamentation but has no vibrato. It is characterized by a crescendo on sustained tones.

• Sing the song and use an improvised instrument to mark the accented beats.. Chaan

gChaang , chaang, chaang Nu ruu oak chaang rue plaaw, Chaang man tua too may baw,

Camusuk man yaaw riak waa nguang Saong khlaw,

Waa ngaa. Mii han, mi taa, haang yaaw.

Lesson 2: Musical Ensembles of Thailand

What is an Ensemble?

• A musical ensemble is a group of two or more musicians who perform instrumental or vocal music. In each musical style different norms have developed for the sizes and composition of different ensembles, and for the repertoire of songs or musical works that these ensembles perform.

Music Ensembles1. A piphat (ปี่�� พาทย์�), is a kind of

ensemble in the classical music of Thailand, which features wind and percussion instruments. It is considered the primary form of ensemble for the interpretation of the most sacred and "high-class" compositions of the Thai classical repertoire.

• including the Buddhist invocation entitled sathukan (Thai: สาธุ�การ) as well as the suites called phleng rueang. It is also used to accompany traditional Thai theatrical and dance forms including khon (Thai: โขน) (masked dance-drama), lakhon (classical dance), and shadow puppet theater.

Music Ensembles

Piphat Ensemle

1. piphat

a. Pinai- woodwind instrument - It plays the melody

b. The ranat ek (ระนาดเอก), is a Thai xylophone. It has 21 or 22 wooden bars suspended by cords over a boat-shaped trough resonator, and is played with two mallets. It is used as a leading instrument in the piphat ensemble.

1. piphat

c. The khong wong lek (ฆ้�องวงเล็�ก), is a gong circle used in Thai classical music. It has 18 tuned bossed gongs.

1. piphat

d. The taphon (ตะโพน), is a traditional drum of Thailand. It is barrel-shaped, with two heads, and is played by the hands and fingers of

bothhands.

1. piphat

e. Klong That- drum - The rhythm provider

1. piphat

f. The ching (ฉิ่��ง), are small bowl-shaped finger cymbals of thick and heavy bronze, with a broad rim commonly used in Cambodia and Thailand.

1. piphat

2. Mahori (มโหร ), now means an ensemble composed of the stringed and percussion instruments, it originally refer only to the string ensemble. Prince Damrong was of the opinion that mahori was invented by the ancient Khmer and was later adopted and elaborated by the Thai (1931:3).

Music Ensembles

• Originally the mahori consisted of four members: a krajappi, a saw sam sai, a thone, and a singer who also kept time with the krap phuang. traditionally played by women in the courts of both Central Thailand and Cambodia. It combines the xylophones and gong circles of the piphat with the strings of the khruang sai ensemble.

Music Ensembles

Mahori Ensemle

a. The ranat is a kind of percussion instrument which evolved from the grap. Originally a pair of grap where used to keep the rhythm. It can be Ranat Ek or Ranat Ayk.

2. Mahori

b. The khong wong lek (ฆ้�องวงเล็�ก), is a gong circle used in Thai classical music. It has 18 tuned bossed gongs.

2. Mahori

c. The Chake(chakee) is the three-stringed floor zither of Thailand called the alligator zither. The chake has raised frets, two thick nylon strings and one brass string that pass over a flattened metal bridge that gives the instrument a characteristic buzzing sound similar to the sitar.

2. Mahori

d. The Saw sam sai (ซอสามสาย์), simply sam sai, literally "three stringed fiddle”, is a traditional bowed string instrument of Thailand. Its body is made from a special type of coconut covered on one end with animal skin, and it has three silk strings.

2. Mahori

e. The Saw Duang (ซอด�วง), is a bowed string instrument used in Thai music. it has a higher pitch than a saw-u. It has a hardwood soundbox covered on the playing end With python skin.

2. Mahori

f. The Thon, a small goblet drum is also used in Thai traditional music. The drum is made of lathe-spun wood which is covered with goat skin.

2. Mahori

3. Khruang sai (วงเคร#�องสาย์), is a musical ensemble in Thai classical music which consists primarily of string instruments. A typical khruang sai ensemble features two-string fiddles, one high and one low saw duang and saw sam sai, a three-string zither called Chake, a vertical flute called khlui, hand drums, and various cymbals.

Music Ensembles

• The khruang sai is one of the quietest and most intimate ensembles in Thai classical music. It is used to accompany singing, dances, and holidays. It also used in impromptu occasions requiring music.

Music Ensembles

Khruang Saay Ensemle

a. The Chake(chakee) is the three-stringed floor zither of Thailand called the alligator zither. The chake has raised frets, two thick nylon strings and one brass string that pass over a flattened metal bridge that gives the instrument a characteristic buzzing sound similar to the sitar.

4. Khruang Saay

b. The Saw sam sai (ซอสามสาย์), simply sam sai, literally "three stringed fiddle”, is a traditional bowed string instrument of Thailand. Its body is made from a special type of coconut covered on one end with animal skin, and it has three silk strings.

4. Khruang Saay

c. The Saw Duang (ซอด�วง), is a bowed string instrument used in Thai music. it has a higher pitch than a saw-u. It has a hardwood soundbox covered on the playing end With python skin.

4. Khruang Saay

d. the khlui (ขล็�$ย์), is a vertical duct flute from Thailand. It is generally made of bamboo, though instruments are also made from hardwood or plastic.

4. Khruang Saay

Thank You and

Mabuhay!

Baranggay 2(III-Antimony)

Alvarez, Ganimid Jr., D.

Bacani, Gabriel

Adornado, Ansherina

Bonaagua, Janet

Delos Santos, Krizia Aya

Gabagat, Angelica

Honrado, Hanylette

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Tanaleon, Krizsa

Tienzo, Mirzi

Tiu, Cazarina

YabuT, CaroLine

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