CAMBODIA

angkor wat
one of the most beautiful country in south east
also known as kampuchea
cambodian court music-feauture choruses with large orchestras based on struck keys
and gongs
pinpeat- cambodian musical ensamble
oneat- xylophone
samphor- double headed drum which is played by hands
kongvong- gong circles
chhing- finger cymbals
skorthom- two big drums similar to japanese
INDONESIA
borobudur
4 populous biggest
two basic kinds of indonesian scale;
slendro- 5 equidistant tones in octave
peloq- heptatonic 7 tone scale with semi tone
irama- indonesian term for tempo
gamelan or gamelan orchestra is the most popular form of music in indonesia
javanese and balenese gamelan are the most famous
pesindhen- is a female soloist singer who sings with gamelan
gerong- unison male chorus that sings with the gamelan
karawitan- term for every kind of music in java
MYANMAR
schwedago
also known as burma
hsaing waing-is myanmar's traditional folk music ensamble
musical instruments are categorized in two types;
loud sounding (performed in open air ensembles at ceremonies and festivals)and soft
sounding
hne- a double reed pipe
chauk lon pat- set of 8 tuned drums
maung hsaing- gongs in rectangular frame
pat waing- 21 drums in circle
kyi waing- gongs in circular frame
saung gauk
mahagita- collection of classical music
MALAYSIA
monarchy
west malaysia- peninsular malaysia
east malaysia- 13 states and 3 federal terrritories
mlti racial groups that influenced malaysias music genre
malay
chinese
indian
ibak
dayak
kadazandusun
eurasians
classical and folk music- pre colonial period
syncretic or acculturated- develop during portuguese period
agung and kulintang- gong based musical ensemble
kertok- musical ensemble from malay peninsula , xylophones
dikir barat- important in malaysias national culture and it is performed by singing
in groups
silat melayu- this is form of martial arts that is similar to t ai chi
THAILAND
ayutthaya ruins
piphat- ensemble in thailand
khrueang sai- orchestra that combines some of the percussion and wind instruments
of the piphat with an expanded string section
mahori- this ensemble is traditionally played by women in the courts of central
thailand and cambodia. a vocalist performing with the mahori is usually acc. by so
sam sai
LAOS
wat pha that luang
sep nyai- this is similar to the piphat of thailand with instruments that are
strictly percussive but also integrates the use of an oboe
sep noi- it incorporates the use of several khene
khene- large bamboo mouth organ and is the most popular folk music instrument of
laos
VIETNAM
thien mu
categories of vietnamese music;
imperial court music- nha nhac most popular kind. this form of classical music is
also performed in honor of the gods and scholars in temples
folk music- this category is extremely diverse
religious and ceremonial music-prformed in religious rituals or at funerals.
SINGAPORE
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