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Southeast

Asian
Music
Prepared by: Ms. Daniela
A. Ponce
Vocal and
Instrumental Music Of
Cambodia, Indonesia,
Myanmar and
Malaysia
Vocal Music VS Instrumental Music

Vocal music is music made


specifically for voices. It may be
performed with or
without instruments while
Instrumental music is made solely
for instruments.
Cambodia
Cambodia

 Cambodia is one of the most


beautiful countries in Southeast Asia.
It is also known as Kâmpŭchéa.
 Cambodian court music is roughly
similar to that of Java, Indonesia.
They feature choruses with large
orchestras based on struck keys and
Pinpeat

The Pinpeat is a Cambodian musical


ensemble or an orchestra that usually
accompanies ceremonial music of the
royal courts and temples. Music is always
part of their court dances, masked plays,
shadow plays, and religious ceremonies.
This group is similar to the Piphat
ensemble of Thailand and usually consists
of nine or ten instruments.
1. Skorthom
– two big drums similar to
Japanese (membranophone)
2. Samphor
– a double-headed drum
played with hands
(membranophone)
3. Chhing
– finger cymbals (idiophone)
4. Oneat
– xylophones (idiophone)
5. Kongvong
– gong circles (idiophone)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugCbcEmuCHQ&list=PPSV
Questions:

1. In 3-5 sentences, describe how the Pinpeat


musicians play their
instruments.
2. How many instrument players were needed to
form the Pinpeat?
Indonesia
Indonesia

Indonesia is an archipelago in
Southeast Asia comprising
approximately 17,500 islands. With
over 238 million people, Indonesia is
the world's fourth most populous
country and is the fourth biggest
There are two basic kinds of Indonesian music scale:

  Slendro – five (5) equidistant


tones in octave
  Peloq – heptatonic (7) tone scale
with semi tone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=3Ku9iH2pU9g
Gamelan

  Slendro – five (5) equidistant


tones in octave
  Peloq – heptatonic (7) tone scale
with semi tone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=3Ku9iH2pU9g
Gamelan

The Gamelan or Gamelan orchestra is the most


popular form of music in Indonesia.
There are many types of Gamelan but the famous
Javanese and Balinese Gamelan are the most
famous. It contains a variety of instruments such as
metallophones, xylophones, kendang and gongs,
bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings.
Vocal music is used as ornamentation of the
Gamelan.
1. Pesindhen is a female soloist singer
who sings with a Gamelan.
2. Gerong refers to the unison male
chorus that sings with the Gamelan.
Myanmar
Myanmar

Myanmar was known as Burma until 1989.

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