Cambodia

iMAGE

nAME

dEFINITION

Cambodian
court music

Feature choruses w/
large orchestras based
on struck keys & gongs

Pinpeat

Cambodian musical
ensemble

(Part of pinpeat)

Xylophones(idiophone)

Oneat

Samphor

A double headed drum

played w/
hands(membranophone)

(Part of pinpeat)

Gong circles(idiophone)

(Part of pinpeat)

Kongvong

Skorthom

Two big drums similar to

Japanese(membranophone)

(Part of pinpeat)

Finger cymbals(idiophone)

(Part of pinpeat)

Chhing

Indonesia
Two basic kinds of Indonesia music scale

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Name

definition

Slendro

Five(5)equidistant tones
in octave

Peloq

Heptatonic(7) tone scale

w/ semi stone

Irama

Indonesian term for tempo

Gamelan

Most popular form of music

in Indonesia

Pesidhen

Female soloist singer

who sings w/ a gamelan

Gerong

Unison male chorus that

sings w/ the gamelan

Myanmar(Burma)
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name
Hsaing
Waing

(Part of Hsaing Waing)

Hne
(Part of Hsaing Waing)

Chauk Lon
Pat

(Part of Hsaing Waing)

Maung
Hsaing
(Part of Hsaing Waing)

Pat Waing

(Part of Hsaing Waing)

Kyi Waing

Saung
Gauk

definition

Myanmars
traditional folk music
ensemble

A double reed pipe

A set of 8 tuned
drums

Larger bronze gongs

A set of 21 drums in a
circle

Small bronze gongs

Myanmar Harp

Malaysia
Musical ensemble & types of performances in malaysia

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Name

Definition

Agung &
Kulintang

Gong-based
musical
ensemble
commonly used
in funerals
Musical ensemble
from the Malay
Peninsula

Kertok

Dirik Barat

Type of musical form

that is important to
Malaysias national
culture

Silat Melayu

Form of martial art

that is similar to
tai chi

Thailand
3 primary instrumental ensembles

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name
Piphat

definition
Mid-sized orchestra
that is performed in
either outdoor style
w/hard mallets or
indoor style w/ padded
mallets

Khrueang
Sai

Orchestra combines
some of the percussion
and wind instruments
of the piphat w/ string
section

Mahori

Ensemble traditionally
played by women in
the courts of Central
Thailand & Cambodia

Laos

Two categories of Lao Orchestra

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name

definition

Sep nyai

Similar to piphat of
Thailand w/
instruments that are
strictly percussive

Sep noi

Also known as Mahori

of Thailand,however it
corporates the use of
several khene

Mor lam

Traditional music
largely based
around the khene

Vietnam
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name

definition

Nhac Viet
Nam

Ethnic music that

originated from
the kinh

Imperial
Court Music

Form of classical
music also
performed to
honor the gods
andscholar of
temples
Extremely diverse
because it
includes music
performed both
indoors and
outdoors

Folk Music

Religious
and
Ceremonial
Music

Music
performed in
religious rituals
and funerals

Project

In
Mapeh
(Southeast Asian Music)

Submitted by:Blesselle Ramirez

Submitted to:ms.sanchez