Learning Competencies

 Explainshow the music of a Southeast Asian country

relates to its geography and culture
 Analyzesmusical elements of selected songs and
instrumental pieces heard and performed
 Sings songs of Southeast Asia
 Improvisessimple accompaniment to selected Southeast
Asian music
 Performs on available instruments from Southeast Asia
MUSIC OF
Prepared by: Miss Jeah Gelle A. Villarta
 Cambodia

derived from the name of its founder

Kambu Svayambhuva or Kambuja
from the Khmer dynasty
 Cambodia

Has a long history evident in their folklore

and oral traditions and is documented in the
legends, transcriptions on ancient temples
and monuments, and historical records.
The state religion is Theravada Buddhism.
 Cambodia

composed of 85% Khmer people who are

descendants of many centuries of cultural
blending of the Khmer ethnic group with the
Indo-Malay, Vietnamese, Chinese, and
European.
 Characteristics of
Cambodian Music
Their musical expression emphasizes
gong, drum ensembles, and free-reed
mouth organs.
Has Thai influence
Influenced by ancient Hindu forms
 Characteristics of
Cambodian music

Some dances are accompanied by

their orchestra.
Has undergone heavy
Westernization
 Elements of Traditional
Cambodian music
The traditional music of Cambodian traces its roots
from the Khmer music which was highly developed
during the peak of the Khmer civilization when
Angkor was the center of music and dance
(Images of Angkor Wat)
Evidences like the figures of
the apsara (celestial dancer)
and various musical
instruments like the pinn
(angular harp) and the korng
vung (circular frame gongs)
found carved in the walls of
Angkor wat show how music
is an important part of their
civilization.
Texture- can be described as polyphonic (with
many independent melodies intertwining) or
heterophonic (having simultaneous variations
of the melody).
Melody- based on a five-tone scale and the
seven-tone scale
 ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
Timbre Vocal – nasal

Rhythm Mostly in
duple meter

Harmony and Heterophonic

Texture
Uses pentatonic
scale or the seven
Melody
tone scale
 What is Pinpeat
accompanies court music
had a significant part in their masked plays,
court music and dances, religious ceremonial
music, and shadow plays
Musical Instruments of Pinpeat

Itgives as
idea of the
central theme.
1. Roneat Ek (Main
bamboo xylophone alto)
 2. Roneat Thom

– It is a xylophone
made out of
wood. This
instrument uses a
box resonator like
a metallophone.
 3. Sampho
– Two-faced
drum, horizontal
position. It is
vital in
maintaining the
rhythm, and
tempo.
 4. Skor Thom

– It is made from thin

bronze keys of fine
alloy. It is played by
using only one stick.
5. Finger Cymbals

6. Sralai – High old Khmer

quadruple-reed Khmer oboe
 Cambodian traditional song
“Leang Dai”
 English Translation:
If our hands are dirty
Do not touch the desserts, cakes or foods
There are nasty germs
That are cruel and could kill us.
We must hurry
To get rid of them for safety
Wash your hands-on bowlful of water
And do not forget to wash them with soap.
MUSIC OF
MYANMAR
 MYANMAR
 thelargest country in mainland Southeast Asia; consists of 14
states and region
 influenced by its neighboring countries Thailand and China;
which is manifested in their language, food, music, dances,
theater, and celebrations
 Characteristics of Music of
Myanmar

Itpresents a blend of the many regional

varieties that include the influence of
Indian, Chinese, and Thai music.
Melodious and without harmony
More on instrumental music than vocal
 ELEMENTS OF MUSIC

Timbre Vocal-nasal
Rhythm Mostly in duple meter
Harmony and Texture Heterophony
Melody Uses pentatonic scale or
the seven-tone scale
 Social functions of the music
of Myanmar
Byaw – played at religious
festivals
Pat pyo – royal court music
Iwan chin – song of longing
Bole – songs of sorrow
 Musical instruments
1. Kyo (string instruments)
 Myanmar harp
2. Kyeye (bronze or brass instruments)
 Gongs
 Brass Xylophone
3. Thayey (instruments made from leather or hide)
 Great Drums
 Short Drums
 Circular Drums
 Musical instruments

4. Lei (wind instruments)

Oboe
Flute
5. Let Khut (clapper)
Bamboo Clappers
Bamboo Xylophone
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
FROM MYANMAR
 Saung gauck
also known as the
Myanmar Arched Harp
 has three distinct parts
namely the body, the
long-curved neck, and a
string bar running down
the center of the top of
the body.
 Saung gauck

has 13-16
strings that are
plucked by the
harpist
 Pat waing
aset of 21-
tuned
drums in a
circle
 The drums are tuned by
Pat waing filling in rice paste and
ashes.
The more rice paste and
ashes, the lower the sound
that the drums will create.
The player sits in the middle
of a horseshoe-shaped shell
made of elaborately carved
wood as he plays them with
his bare hands.
 Hne
 a wind instrument that has
sextuple reeds called hnegan
 It has seven finger holes set in a
straight line at the front with a
bell hanging at the top.
 Patala
a large wooden xylophone
quite similar to the
Cambodian roneat and the
Thai ranaat
 It consists of 24 bamboo
plates placed on resonator.
It is played by
using a mallet.
 Si
isa pair of brass
cymbals held by
the singer or
vocalist. The brass
cymbals are clicked
together on the
weak beats
 Wa
isa wooden clapper that takes the shape of a
castanet. It is used to emphasize the accent
 Ktizi

isa flat triangular gong made of solid

brass. It is often used in ceremonies in
the temple or by monks as they walk
on the street. It is struck by a wooden
mallet
 What is their national instrument?

Saung gauck

Saung gauck is the

national instrument
of Myanmar. It is a
13-stringed angular
harp with a soft
sound.
 What is their national instrument?

Saung gauck

Itis made of
paduk, a Myanmar
mahogany.
 The flat bar is
made of cutch
wood.
 What is their national instrument?

Saung gauck

 It is made of leather
from a female deer and
the strings are made of
silk.
 The Saung Gauk usually
accompanies a
“Mahagita”, a classical
song of Myanmar.