CAMBODIA • Cambodia is one of the most beautiful countries in Southeast Asia. • It is also known as Kâmpuchéa. Located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula of Southeast Asia.
Phnom Penh – the capital
of Cambodia. CAMBODIA • The official religion of Cambodia is Theravada Buddhism. KHMER (CAMBODIAN) KINGDOM OF ANGKOR
• It is a great empire that
dominated Southeast Asia for 600 years. CAMBODIA • Their music gained a worldwide reputation in the 1960s until the dramatic political problems in Cambodia. CAMBODIAN MUSIC • Cambodian Art Music is highly influenced by ancient forms as well as Hindu forms. • Religious dancing, many of which depict stories and ancient myths, are common in Cambodian culture. • Some dances are accompanied by a pinpeat orchestra, which includes a ching (cymbal), roneat (bamboo xylophone), pai au (flute), sralai (oboe), chapey (bass moon lute or banjo), gong (bronze gong), tro (fiddle), and various kinds of drums. Each movement the dancer makes refers to a specific idea, including abstract concepts like today (pointing a finger upwards). The 1950s saw a revival in classical dance, led by Queen Sisowath Kossamak Nearyrath. CAMBODIAN MUSIC - MOHORI • Another form of traditional music was mohori music, which was the entertainment music of the courts of Cambodia, Siam and Laos. • While the pinpeat music was religious and "for deities", the mohori music was made for noblemen, focusing on themes and moods to "delight their souls.” • This music "favors soft instruments", including khloy flute, krapeu, tro chhé, tro sor and Tro Ou stringed instruments, and roneat ek xylophone, roneat thong metallophone, skor romonea drums and chhingfinger cymbals. CAMBODIAN MUSIC - ARAK • Arak (araak, areak, aareak) music was music for religious and healing purposes, dating to "animist spiritual beliefs" of ancient Cambodia. • Traditionally it was used to "drive out illness," and used flute, drum, tro, chapei and kse diev. CAMBODIAN MUSIC - TAKHE • Takhe may be the most popular musical instrument in Cambodia. • A Takhe is propped by from three to five legs. • When performing, the player sits beside it, the left-hand runs up and down the strings while the other one plucks that strings with a plectrum. • Takhe means crocodile because from above, it looks like a crocodile. Besides, the frets are also similar to crocodile’s teeth. • Earlier, Cambodian people often carved the image of a crocodile on the instrument but today, this occurs uncommonly. CAMBODIAN TAKHE CAMBODIAN MUSIC – CHAPEI DANG VENG • Chapei Dang Veng is a solo instrument which is played when the musician tells folk stories in traditional wedding ceremonies. • It is very popular in Cambodian traditional weddings, is a favorite musical instrument of the local. Besides, it is used as a background in a fun duel of words between two people. • The wood for making Chapei Dang Veng is carefully chosen, so its sound is very beautiful, attracting the listeners. CHAPEI DANG VENG CAMBODIAN MUSIC • Cambodian court music is roughly similar to that of Java, Indonesia. They feature choruses with large orchestras based on struck keys and gongs. • Cambodian people also absorber and adopted Indian, Chinese, European, and other cultures to suit their own traditions and tastes that resulted in a distinct Cambodian culture. CAMBODIAN PINPEAT • The Pinpeat is a Cambodian musical ensemble or an orchestra that usually accompanies ceremonial music of the royal courts and temples. • Music is always part of their court dances, masked plays, shadow plays, and religious ceremonies. • This group is similar to the Piphat ensemble of Thailand and usually consists of nine or ten instruments. THE PINPEAT CAMBODIAN PINPEAT - SAMPHOR • The samphor is a small barrel drum that comes from Cambodia. • The instrument has two heads and is played with the use of both hands. • The player of this musical instrument leads the pinpeat as the setter of the tempo and beat. • The samphor is similar to the 'taphon' that is found in Thailand. SAMPHOR CAMBODIAN PINPEAT - ONEAT • The roneat ek/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. CAMBODIAN PINPEAT - CHHING • Ching are finger cymbals played in Cambodian and Thai theater and dance ensembles. CAMBODIAN PINPEAT - SKORTHOM • The Skor thom are Cambodian 2-headed barrel drums played with a pair of wooden drumsticks. They typically have skin heads made from oxen, cows or buffalos, and are played in pairs. CAMBODIAN PINPEAT - KONGVONG • The kong vong toch is a number of gongs that are attached to a circle- shaped rack, closely resembling its larger relative, the kong thom. CAMBODIAN MUSIC – DANCE MUSIC Dance Music • It is music composed to facilitate or accompany dancing. • Two most common types of Cambodian Dance Music: (Ramvong and Ramkbach) CAMBODIAN MUSIC – DANCE MUSIC • Ramvong – it is a slow dance music. • Ramkback – has a slower emotional melody similar to the music of Thailand. CAMBODIAN MUSIC – FOLK AND CLASSICAL MUSIC
Folk and Classical Music
• It is highly influenced by ancient forms as well as Hindu forms. • Religious dancing, many of which depict stories and ancient myths, are common in Cambodian culture. CAMBODIAN MUSIC – POPULAR MUSIC Popular Music • It includes slow, crooner-type music and also includes dance music. GROUP 3: Riscel Felicity T. Roque Frank F. Bala Arnon Yzabel G. Guinto Marah Priscilla M. Muñoz Mary Rose T. Ferrer Xyzy Keziah Ordonio Jiro S. Mandigma Michella C. Tiamzon Bettina Adrienne M. Arciaga Ani Isabel Sibal Maria Fatima J. Uson