folk music of southeast asia

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MUSIC OF SOUTHEAST ASIA Southeast Asian music include the musical traditions of this subregion of Asia. This subregion consists of eleven countries, namely, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Northeast India. Music of Southeast Asia is best heard as an introductory sampler to the music of Burma, Malaysia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. On "Burma: Shan Song," San Toke's gentle pentatonic singing weaves through percussion and aereophone accompaniment. With "Malaya: Chinchem (Temiar Dream Song)," the Temiar people sing and play drums and gongs in an effort to induce trance. Western and traditional Thai instruments are combined on "Admiration of a Sleeping Maiden." Composed by Yakob, this early world music fusion features suggestive lyrics about the fondling of a maiden's lotus flowers. All in all, Music of Southeast Asia is a fascinating introduction to the complex and variegated realm of musical cultures found in this area of the world. And Henry Cowell's liner notes help to contextualize this heterogeneity. Traditional music in Southeast Asia is as varied as its many ethnic and cultural divisions. Main styles of traditional music can be seen: Court music, folk music, music styles of smaller ethnic groups, and music influenced by genres outside the geographic region. Of the court and folk genres, Gong-chime ensembles and orchestras make up the majority (the exception being lowland areas of Vietnam). Gamelan orchestras from Indonesia, Piphat /Pinpeat ensembles of Thailand and Cambodia and the Kulintang ensembles of the southern Philippines, Borneo , Sulawesi and Timor are the three main distinct styles of musical genres that have influenced other traditional musical styles in the region. String instruments also are popular in the region. Instruments in Southeast Asian music String instruments Zither (17 strings) Harp Lute Fiddle Metal instruments struck by mallets Gong Gangsa/Saron Pat waing/Godang Instruments with keys Bagpipes Khene Flutes Bamboo Metal

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Page 1: Folk music of southeast asia

MUSIC OF SOUTHEAST ASIA

Southeast Asian music include the musical traditions of this subregion of Asia. This subregion

consists of eleven countries, namely, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,

Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Northeast India.

Music of Southeast Asia is best heard as an introductory sampler to the music of Burma,

Malaysia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. On "Burma: Shan Song," San Toke's gentle pentatonic

singing weaves through percussion and aereophone accompaniment. With "Malaya: Chinchem

(Temiar Dream Song)," the Temiar people sing and play drums and gongs in an effort to induce

trance. Western and traditional Thai instruments are combined on "Admiration of a Sleeping

Maiden." Composed by Yakob, this early world music fusion features suggestive lyrics about the

fondling of a maiden's lotus flowers. All in all, Music of Southeast Asia is a fascinating

introduction to the complex and variegated realm of musical cultures found in this area of the

world. And Henry Cowell's liner notes help to contextualize this heterogeneity.

Traditional music in Southeast Asia is as varied as its many ethnic and cultural divisions. Main

styles of traditional music can be seen: Court music, folk music, music styles of smaller ethnic

groups, and music influenced by genres outside the geographic region.

Of the court and folk genres, Gong-chime ensembles and orchestras make up the majority (the

exception being lowland areas of Vietnam). Gamelan orchestras from Indonesia, Piphat /Pinpeat

ensembles of Thailand and Cambodia and the Kulintang ensembles of the southern Philippines,

Borneo, Sulawesi and Timor are the three main distinct styles of musical genres that have

influenced other traditional musical styles in the region. String instruments also are popular in

the region.

Instruments in Southeast Asian music

String instruments

Zither (17 strings)

Harp

Lute

Fiddle

Metal instruments struck by mallets

Gong

Gangsa/Saron

Pat waing/Godang

Instruments with keys

Bagpipes

Khene

Flutes

Bamboo

Metal