Countries in South East Asia

Music of South-  Cambodia

 Indonesia

East Asia  Myanmar

 Malaysia
 Thailand
 Laos
 Vietnam
 Singapore
 Philippines
 Music of Idiophones
An instrument the whole of
Cambodia which vibrates to produce a
sound when struck, shaken, or
scraped, such as a bell, gong, or
rattle.
 Oneat
Is a xylophone used in the Khmer classical music of
Cambodia. It is built in the shape of a curved, rectangular
shaped boat. It has twenty-one thick bamboo or hard wood
bars that are suspended from strings attached to the two
walls.
Kong Vong
Is a number of gongs that are attached to a circle-shaped
rack, closely resembling its larger relative,the kong thom.
Both instruments belong to the percussion family of
traditional Khmer instruments, along with the roneat ek,
roneat dek, and roneat thung.
 Chhing
Membranophones
A membranophone is any
musical instrument which
produces sound primarily by
way of a vibrating stretched
membrane. It is one of the four
main divisions of instruments in
Are bowl-shaped, about 5 centimeters in diameter, and the original Hornbostel-Sachs
made of bronze alloy—iron, copper, and gold. They are
struck together in a cyclical pattern to keep time and scheme of musical instrument
regulate the melody, and they function as the "timekeeper"
of the ensemble. classification.
 Samphor Skor Thom

A small barrel drum indigenous to Cambodia. It has Pair of large barrel drums, played with sticks
two heads and is played with both hands. The player
of the sampho leads the pinpeat (a classical ensemble
of wind and percussion instruments), setting the
tempo and beat.
 Music of Idiophones
An instrument the whole of
Indonesia which vibrates to produce a
sound when struck, shaken, or
scraped, such as a bell, gong, or
rattle.
 Gamelan Metallophone

Is any musical instrument consisting of tuned metal

Is the traditional ensemble music of Java and Bali in bars which are struck to make sound, usually with a
Indonesia, made up predominantly of mallet. Metallophones have been used in music in
percussive instruments. The most Asia for thousands of years.
common instruments used are metallophones
played by mallets and a set of hand-played drums
called kendhang which register the beat.
 Xylophones Gong

Meaning ("wooden sound") is a musical instrument

in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars
struck by mallets. Musical percussion instrument that takes the form
of a flat, circular metal disc which is hit with a mallet
 Bowed
That are played by a bow rubbing the strings. The
bow rubbing the string causes vibration which the
instrument emits as sound.
Membranophones
A membranophone is any
musical instrument which
produces sound primarily by
way of a vibrating stretched
membrane. It is one of the four
main divisions of instruments in
the original Hornbostel-Sachs
scheme of musical instrument
classification.
 Kendang
Aerophones
An aerophone is any musical
instrument that produces sound
primarily by causing a body of
air to vibrate, without the use of
strings or membranes, and
Note the equal size of both sides. The drum in this picture without the vibration of the
is exceptional - usually Balinese kendangs are conical
(actually hour-glass formed on the inside). Kendhang instrument itself adding
(Javanese: Kendhang, Malay: Gendang, Tausug/Bajau
Maranao: Gandang) is a two-headed drum used by peoples considerably to the sound.
from Maritime Southeast Asia
 Bamboo Flutes
Music of
Malaysia

Is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument made

of bamboo that produces its sound from the flow of
air across an opening.
 Agung
Idiophones
An instrument the whole of
which vibrates to produce a
sound when struck, shaken, or
scraped, such as a bell, gong, or
rattle.
Is a set of two wide-rimmed, vertically suspended
gongs.
 Kulintang
Ensembles

Is a modern term for an ancient instrumental form

of music composed on a row of small, horizontally
laid gongs that function melodically, accompanied
by larger, suspended gongs and drums.
 Kertok
Is a type of musical ensemble that
consists of the xylophone played in
traditional Malay functions.
Dikir Barat
Is a musical form, native to the Malay Peninsula, that
involves singing in groups—often in a competitive
setting. Dikir barat may be performed either with
percussion instrumental accompaniment, or with no
instruments at all.
 Silat Melayu
Music of Laos

Silat Melayu (Jawi: ‫)ماليو سيلت‬, literally meaning "Malay silat" is a

blanket term for silat styles of the Malay people. The term was
originally used in reference to the native silat of Riau, but today it
is more commonly used for the systems created in peninsular
Southeast Asia,
particularlyMalaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei and Vietnam. In
modern usage, the term is most often used to differentiate the
Malaysian styles from Indonesian pencak silat. English-language
writings sometimes mistakenly refer to silat Melayu as bersilat but
this is actually a verb form of the noun silat.
 Sep Nyai
Ensembles

This is similar to the piphat of Thailand with

instruments that are strictly percussive but
also integrates the use of an oboe.
 Sep Noi
Music of
Thailand

– This is also known as the Mahori of Thailand

- It incorporates the use of severe Khene
which is used is a large bamboo mouth organ
and is the most popular folk music instruments
of laos.
 Phipat
Ensembles

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: สาธุการ) 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.
 Khrueng Sai Mahori

Literally "string ensemble") is a musical ensemble in Thai

Is a form of Thai classical ensemble which was
classical music which consists primarily of string
instruments. A typical khrueang sai ensemble features two traditionally played by women in the courts. It
two-string fiddles, one high and one low (saw combines the xylophones and gong circles (but not
duang and saw u), a three-string zither called jakhe, a the pi, or oboe) of the piphat with the strings of
vertical duct flute called khlui, hand drums, and the khruang sai ensemble.
various cymbals. Depending on the size of the ensemble,
instruments may be doubled or left out. A three-string
spike fiddle called saw sam sai may be added as well.
The khin (hammered dulcimer) has become popular and is
also used in this ensemble.
Music of Different
Vietnam Types of
Music
 Imperial Court Music Folk Music

Specifically referring to the court music played from

Vietnamese folk music is extremely diverse and
the Trần dynasty to the very last Nguyễn dynasty of
includes dân ca, quan họ, hát chầu văn, ca trù, hò,
Vietnam, being synthesized and most highly developed by
the Nguyễn emperors. Along with nhã nhạc, the imperial
and hát xẩm, among other forms.
court of Vietnam in the 19th century also had many royal
dances which still exist to this day. The theme of most of
these dances is to wish the king longevity and the country
wealth.
Religious and Ceremonial Music
Music of
Myanmar
Vietnamese have had a strong inclination for music. The
music for the Vietnamese people is considered to be an
essential need; therefore, numerous musical instruments and
genres intended for various purposes have been developed.
Vietnamese people use music to express their innermost
feelings, to encourage themselves while working and fighting,
to educate their children in good traditions and national
sentiment, to communicate with the invisible, and to sublimate
their aspirations for a happy life.
 Maung Hsaing
Idiophones
An instrument the whole of
which vibrates to produce a
sound when struck, shaken, or
scraped, such as a bell, gong, or
rattle. Also spelt saing waing) is a traditional Burmese
folk musical ensemble, consisting of a number of
different gongs and drums, as well as other
instruments, depending on the nature of the
performance.
 Kyi Waing Si and Wa

Small bronze gongs with circular
frame
The brass cymbals “si” (left), which sometimes get replaced by the
bigger “yakwin”, are held in the right hand of the vocalist. In the
other hand, he/she holds the wooden “wa” which appears in the
shape of castanets or a bamboo node slit open (right). Both
provide the basic patterns of a tune, where all accents are
performed by the “wa” while the “si” gets used on weak or
unaccented notes. Each pattern is strictly linked to a melodic
phrase and often counts up to 9 or 16 bars.
 Chauk Lon Part
Membranophones
A membranophone is any
musical instrument which
produces sound primarily by
way of a vibrating stretched
Compose of a set of eight tuned drums
membrane. It is one of the four
main divisions of instruments in
the original Hornbostel-Sachs
scheme of musical instrument
classification.
 Pat Waing
Aerophones
An aerophone is any musical
instrument that produces sound
primarily by causing a body of
air to vibrate, without the use of
strings or membranes, and
Is a set of 21 drums in a circle, traditional from
without the vibration of the
Burma. The player sits in the middle of a horseshoe-
shaped shell made of elaborately carved wood and instrument itself adding
decorated with gold leaf. The drums are played with
the bare hands.
considerably to the sound.
 Hne
Chordophones
A chordophone is a musical
instrument that makes sound by
way of a vibrating string or
strings stretched between two
points. It is one of the four main
Is a multiple reed oboe with a remarkable
crooked form. It knows seven nearly
divisions of instruments in the
equidistant playing holes which were basic for original Hornbostel-Sachs
the development of the main Burmese scales in
scheme of musical instrument
both chamber and ensemble music.
classification.
 Saung Gauk

Is an arched harp used in traditional Burmese

music. The saung is regarded as a national
musical instrument of Burma.