CAMBODIAN

MUSIC
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Located in the southern portion of the
Indochina peninsula of Southeast Asia
Phnom Penh – capital of Cambodia
The official religion of Cambodia is
Theravada Buddhism
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It is derived from a mesh of cultural
traditions dating back to the ancient
Khmer Empire, India, China and the
original indigenous tribes living in the
area before the arrival of Indian and
Chinese travelers.
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The traditional instrumental music
of Cambodia are used to accompany
dance, theatre, wedding and other
ceremonies.
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 KAR MUSIC – weddings
 ARAKK – rituals during communications with
spirits
 AYAI REPARTEE – singing for some
entertainment
 YIKE and BAASAK – for theater performance
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 The Pinpeat Ensemble is an orchestral group of
instruments used to accompany ceremonial music in the
royal courts and temples.
 It has similarities with the Thai Piphat ensemble
which consists of 9-10 musical instruments.
 Consists of gong ensembles, drum ensembles, and
free reed mouth organs with gourd wind chests.
ONEAT
 isa xylophone
instrument.
CHING
 are small bowl-
shaped finger
cymbals.
KONGVONG

 a circle of
gongs hit
with simple
mallets
SAMPHOR
Is a double
headed drum
played with
hands.
SKOR THOM
Is a two large
vertical drums
in Khmer
orchestra.
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The music of Cambodia the various

music of native tribes have been an
important component in the Khmer
culture, from court to folk music.
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The music is divided into two:

Ramvong – slow dance music
Rambach – is closely related to Thai folk
music.
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The folk and tribal music of Cambodia

has two important elements that form a
distinct foundation: the sound of drones
and effect of rhythmic patterns executed
with a limited numbers of notes.