1 GRADING MUSIC

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CAMBODIA
ANGKOR WAT
CAMBODIAN ENSEMBLE - PINPEAT
PINPEAT ENSEMBLE INSTRUMENTS
INDONESIA –
has the 4 largest population in the
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world
 Indonesian Music Scale
 There are two basic kinds of Indonesian music scale:
• Slendro – five (5) equidistant tones in octave
• Peloq – heptatonic (7) tone scale with semi tone
 Both vocal and instrumental music in Indonesia use
slendro and peloq scales.
 Polyphonic stratification kind of melody is a result of
hocket/Interlock. Interlocking is a common technique
used in gong ensembles.
 Irama – is an Indonesian term for tempo
GAMELAN
GAMELAN INSTRUMENT
Thailand
 Piphat
 It is a mid-sized orchestra that is performed in
either outdoor style with hard mallets or indoor style
with padded mallets. This ensemble has different
types but the highly ornate one is traditionally
associated with funerals and cremation ceremonies.
Other versions of the piphat ensemble are used to
accompany specific forms of traditional Thai drama
such as the large shadow puppet theatre (nang yai)
and the khon dance drama
Khrueang Sai
 It is an orchestra that combines some
of the percussion and wind
instruments of the Piphat with an
expanded string section. This group is
primarily used for indoor performances
and for the accompaniment of stick
puppet theater
 Mahori
This ensemble is traditionally played by
women in the courts of Central Thailand
and Cambodia. Because of this,
instruments for this ensemble are
historically smaller. However, regular-
sized instruments are used today. A
vocalist performing with the Mahori is
usually
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