Mr. CARLO JUSTINO J.

LUNA
Malabanias Integrated School
• Brunei • Myanmar
• Cambodia • Philippines
• East Timor • Singapore
• Indonesia • Thailand
• Laos • Vietnam
• Malaysia
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 Essential Question:

How is culture
reflected in
Southeast
Asian
music?
The music of Southeast
Asia reflects different
aspects of Asian culture
through its timbre,
rhythm, melody,
texture, form and style.
Cambodia is officially
known as the Kingdom
of Cambodia
It is also

known as
Cambodia was the
center of the Khmer
(Cambodian) Kingdom
of Angkor, a great
empire that dominated
SoutheastAsia for 600
years.
Cambodia is
bordered by
Thailand to the
northwest, Laos
to the northeast,
Vietnam to the
east, and the
Gulf of Thailand
to the
southwest.
Capital:
Phnom Penh

Official
Language:
Khmer

Demony
m:
Cambodi
Anthem:
Nokor Reach
(“Majestic
Kingdom”)

Motto:
“Nation,
Religion,
King”
It is a temple
complex in
Cambodia
and the
largest
religious
monument
in the world.
It is the
capital and
most
populous city
of
Cambodia.
It literally
means Penh’s
Hill. It takes
its name
from the
present Wat
Phnom (Hill
Temple).
Cambodian music
 gained a world-wide
reputation in the
1960s
Art music
 highly influenced by
ancient forms as
well as Hindu forms.
 roughly
similar to
the court
music of
Java,
Indonesia
 features
choruses
with large
orchestras
based on
struck
keys and
gongs
 Cambodian people also
absorbed and adopted
Indian, Chinese, European,
and other cultures to suit
their own traditions and
tastes that resulted in a
distinct Cambodian
culture.
The pinpeat
is a
Cambodian
musical
ensemble or
orchestra.
It usually
accompanies
ceremonial
music of the
royal courts
and temples.
The pinpeat
is analogous
to the piphat
ensemble of
Thailand
The orchestra
consists of
approximatel
y nine or ten
instruments,
mainly wind
and
percussion.
 Kongvong

Oneat

Skor thom
Samphor
Chhing
– two big drums (similar to taiko drums of Japan)
played with drumsticks (membranophone)
– a double-headed
drum played with
hands
(membranophone
)
– xylophones (idiophone)
– gong circles (idiophone)
– finger cymbals (idiophone)
Watch thevideo clips of
pinpeat. After watching
the performances,
answer the questions
that follow.
1. In three to five sentences, describe
how the pinpeat musicians play
their instruments.
2. How many instrument players were
needed to form the pinpeat?
3. Are their instruments
made of wood or metal?
THANK
YOU!