The document discusses Cambodian music elements and instruments. It describes Cambodian music texture as polyphonic or heterophonic with melodies based on a five-tone scale. Traditional genres include yai poetry and pinpeat orchestra music for religious dances. The pinpeat orchestra uses xylophone-type instruments and gong circles. Key Cambodian instruments mentioned are the khloy flute, tro sau toch fiddle, oneat bamboo idiophone, samphor drum, and kong vong toch gongs.
The document discusses Cambodian music elements and instruments. It describes Cambodian music texture as polyphonic or heterophonic with melodies based on a five-tone scale. Traditional genres include yai poetry and pinpeat orchestra music for religious dances. The pinpeat orchestra uses xylophone-type instruments and gong circles. Key Cambodian instruments mentioned are the khloy flute, tro sau toch fiddle, oneat bamboo idiophone, samphor drum, and kong vong toch gongs.
The document discusses Cambodian music elements and instruments. It describes Cambodian music texture as polyphonic or heterophonic with melodies based on a five-tone scale. Traditional genres include yai poetry and pinpeat orchestra music for religious dances. The pinpeat orchestra uses xylophone-type instruments and gong circles. Key Cambodian instruments mentioned are the khloy flute, tro sau toch fiddle, oneat bamboo idiophone, samphor drum, and kong vong toch gongs.
The document discusses Cambodian music elements and instruments. It describes Cambodian music texture as polyphonic or heterophonic with melodies based on a five-tone scale. Traditional genres include yai poetry and pinpeat orchestra music for religious dances. The pinpeat orchestra uses xylophone-type instruments and gong circles. Key Cambodian instruments mentioned are the khloy flute, tro sau toch fiddle, oneat bamboo idiophone, samphor drum, and kong vong toch gongs.
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JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MAPEH 8 (MUSIC) FIRST QUARTER LEARNING MODULE 1
UNIT TOPIC: MUSIC OF SOUTHEAST ASIA
Prepared by: Amor Grace Martinez Sacudit
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I. GAINING IN YOUR END
I will be able to: - Listen perceptively to music of Southeast Asia (Cambodia) - Analyzes musical elements of selected songs and instruments - Explore ways of producing sounds on a variety of sources that would stimulate instruments being studied - Improves simple accompaniment to selected Southeast Asian music
Elements of Music Cambodian music, which gain world recognition during the 1960s, is influenced by ancient forms during the Khmer Empire. It reached its peak during the time of Khmer civilization and Angkor was the center of music and dance.
The texture of Cambodian music can be defined as polyphonic or having different independent melodies interweaving or heterophonic which means having simultaneous variations of melody. The
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melodies are based on a five-tone are also composed either in duple or quadruple meter with no tempo markings. Embellishments are also one of the characteristics of its music and plays an important role in traditional Cambodian music.
The traditional Cambodian Music can be heard at different occasions such as spiritual rites, weddings, festivals, and theater performances. The musicians improvise words and vocabulary around an underlying music and follow their fellow musicians to create a complex layer of rhythmic patterns.
Vocal Music Yai, a form of lyrical poetry, is performed either solo or duet by a man and a woman. It serves as an ad-lib or completely impromptu which is usually comedic in character. When performed duet, the man and the woman are seemingly conversing with each other. In between verses are short instrumental breaks. There are also songs for planting, harvesting, expressing joy, and songs used in religious rites.
Instrumental Music Religious dancing depicts ancient stories and myths. It is accompanied by the Pinpeat orchestra. This orchestra was also used in court music, accompanying masked plays and shadow plays. The orchestra generally consists of xylophone-type instruments accompanied by gong circles. The combination of these instruments creates a sound that makes if difficult to distinguish which of the two creates which sound.
The Pinpeat Orchestra Instruments
Traditional Cambodian musical instruments are a combination of aerophones, condophones, idiophones and membranophones.
1. Khloy – a vertical duct flute made of bamboo, hardwood, or plastic
a. Khloyek – smaller flute b. Khlotthom – larger flute 2. Tro Sau Toch – two-sringed vertical fiddle with a hardwood body 3. Oneat/Roneat ek – 21 thick rectangular bamboo in a curved boat suspended over two string 4. Samphor – small barrel two-headed drum 5. Kong Vong Toch – is a set of knobbed gongs attached to a circle-shaped rack played with a mallet 6. Ching – finger cymbals which adds a coloring effect to the music
IV. KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER
Elements of Music
The texture of Cambodian music can be defined as polyphonic or having different independent melodies interweaving or heterophonic which means having simultaneous variations of melody.
Yai – a form of lyrical poetry, is performed either solo or duet by a man and a woman. Pinpeat Orchestra - The orchestra generally consists of xylophone-type instruments accompanied by gong circles
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Cambodian musical instruments:
1. Khloy – a) Khloyek b) Khlotthom 2. Tro Sau Toch 3. Oneat/Roneat ek 4. Samphor 5. Kong Vong Toch 6. Ching
V. THINK THROUGH (test and task)
1. Listen to an example of Pinpeat orchestra and describe the music heard. ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
2. In your opinion, how important is the traditional music of Cambodia to the lives of its people? ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
3. What are the similarities and different of Pinpeat orchestra and the Gamelan orchestra? ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
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Resources: MAPEH 8 (Kto12), Vilma V. Perez, Mark Kevin F. Tengco, Crisanto E. Tomas, Josie Jordan D. Gineta, John Jerry Heriberto A. Francisco
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