Asia Musical Instruments

CAMBODIAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
ONEAT
is a xylophone used in the Khmer
classical music of Cambodia. It is
built in the shape of a curved,
rectangular shaped boat. It has
twenty-one thick bamboo or hard
wood bars that are suspended from
strings attached to the two walls.
SAMPHOR - a small barrel drum

indigenous to Cambodia. It has two
heads and is played with both
hands. The player of the sampho
leads the pinpeat (a classical
ensemble of wind and percussion
instruments), setting the tempo
and beat.
SKOR THOM
pair of large barrel drums, played
with sticks
KONG VONG is a number of gongs
that are attached to a circle-shaped
rack, closely resembling its larger
relative, the kong thom.
Bothinstruments belong to the
percussion family of traditional
Khmer instruments, along with the
roneat ek, roneat dek, and roneat
thung.
CHHING
are bowl-shaped, about 5
centimeters in diameter, and
made of bronze alloy—iron,
copper, and gold. They are
struck together in a cyclical
pattern to keep time and
regulate the melody, and they
function as the "timekeeper" of
the ensemble.
INDONESIAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
GAMELAN s the traditional

ensemble music of Java and Bali in
Indonesia, made up predominantly
of percussive instruments. The most
common instruments used are
metallophones played by mallets and
a set of hand-played drums called
kendhang which register the beat
METALLOPHONE is any
musical instrument consisting of
tuned metal bars which are struck
to make sound, usually with a
mallet. Metallophones have been
used in music in Asia for thousands
of years.
XYLOPHONES
meaning"wooden sound") is a
musical instrument in the
percussion family that consists of
wooden bars struck by mallets.
KENDANG note the equal size of both sides. The
drum in this picture is exceptional - usually Balinese
kendangs are conical (actually hour-glass formed on
the inside). Kendhang (Javanese: Kendhang,
Malay: Gendang, Tausug/Bajau Maranao: Gandang)
is a two-headed drum used by peoples from
Maritime Southeast Asia
GONG - musical
percussion instrument that takes the form
of a flat, circular metal disc which is hit
with a mallet
BAMBOO FLUTES
- is an aerophone or reedless wind
instrument made of bamboo that produces its
sound from the flow of air across an opening.
BOWED that are played by a bow rubbing the

strings. The bow rubbing the string causes
vibration which the instrument emits as sound.
MYANMAR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
CHAUK LON PART
- Compose of a set of eight

tuned
MAUNG HSAING
- also spelt saing waing) is a

traditional Burmese folk musical
ensemble, consisting of a number of
different gongs and drums, as well as
other instruments, depending on the
nature of the performance.
PAT WAING
- s a set of 21 drums in a circle,
traditional from Burma. The player
sits in the middle of a horseshoe-
shaped shell made of elaborately
carved wood and decorated with gold
leaf. The drums are played with the
bare hands.
KYI WAING
- small bronze gongs with
circular frame
SAUNG GAUK
- is an arched harp used in traditional

Burmese music. The saung is regarded as
a national musical instrument of Burma.
HNE
- is a multiple reed oboe with a remarkable crooked
form. It knows seven nearly equidistant playing holes
which were basic for the development of the main
Burmese scales in both chamber and ensemble music.
SIAND WA
The brass cymbals “si”(left), which sometimes get
replaced by the bigger “yakwin”, are held in the
right hand of the vocalist. In the other hand, he/she
holds the wooden “wa” which appears in the shape
of castanets or a bamboo node slit open (right).
Both provide the basic patterns of a tune, where all
accents are performed by the “wa” while the “si”
gets used on weak or unaccented notes. Each
pattern is strictly linked to a melodic phrase and
often counts up to 9 or 16 bars.
MALAYSIAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
AGUNG
- is a set of two wide-rimmed,

vertically suspended gongs
KULINTANG
- is a modern term for an
ancient instrumental form of
music composed on a row of
small, horizontally laid gongs
that function melodically,
accompanied by larger,
suspended gongs and drums.
KERTOK
 s a type of musical
ensemble that consists of
the xylophone played in
traditional Malay
functions. This article
about a music genre is a
stub.
DIKIR BARAT - is a musical form, native to
the Malay Peninsula, that involves singing in groups—often in
a competitive setting. Dikir barat may be performed either
with percussion instrumental accompaniment, or with
no instruments at all.
SILAT MELAYU- Silat Melayu (Jawi: ‫س ي لت‬ ‫)مالي و‬, literally meaning "Malay silat" is a
blanket term for silat styles of the Malay people. The term was originally used in reference to
the native silat of Riau, but today it is more commonly used for the systems created
in peninsular Southeast Asia, particularlyMalaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei and Vietnam.
In modern usage, the term is most often used to differentiate the Malaysian styles from
Indonesian pencak silat. English-language writings sometimes mistakenly refer to silat Melayu
as bersilat but this is actually a verb form of the noun silat.
THAILAND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
PHIPAT - is a kind of ensemble in the classical music of Thailand, which

features wind and percussion instruments. It is considered the primary form of
ensemble for the interpretation of the most sacred and "high-class"
compositions of the Thai classical repertoire, including the Buddhist invocation
entitled sathukan (Thai: สาธุการ) as well as the suites called phleng rueang. It is
also used to accompany traditional Thai theatrical and dance forms
including khon (Thai: โขน) (masked dance-drama), lakhon (classical dance),
and shadow puppet theater.
KHRUENG SAI - literally "string ensemble") is a musical ensemble in Thai classical

music which consists primarily of string instruments. A typical khrueang sai ensemble
features two two-string fiddles, one high and one low (saw duang and saw u), a three-
string zither called jakhe, a vertical duct flute called khlui, hand drums, and
various cymbals. Depending on the size of the ensemble, instruments may be doubled or
left out. A three-string spike fiddle called saw sam sai may be added as well.
The khim (hammered dulcimer) has become popular and is also used in this ensemble.
MAHORI - is a form of Thai classical

ensemble which was traditionally played
by women in the courts. It combines the
xylophones and gong circles (but not the
pi, or oboe) of the piphat with the strings of
the khruang sai ensemble
. LAOS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
SEP NYAI
- this is similar to the piphat of
Thailand with instruments that are
strictly percussive but also intergrates
the use of an oboe
SEP NOI – this is also known as the Mahori of Thailand

- It incorporates the use of severe Khene which is used is a large bamboo mouth
organ and is the most popular folk music instruments of laos.
. VIETNAM MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
IMPERIAL COURT MUSIC

- specifically referring to the court music played
from the Trần dynasty to the very last Nguyễn
dynasty of Vietnam, being synthesized and most
highly developed by the Nguyễn emperors. Along
with nhã nhạc, the imperial court of Vietnam in
the 19th century also had many royal
dances which still exist to this day. The theme of
most of these dances is to wish the king longevity
and the country wealth.
FOLK MUSIC
Vietnamese folk music is extremely diverse and

includes dân ca, quan họ, hát chầu văn, ca trù, hò,
and hát xẩm, among other forms.
RELIGIOUS and CEREMONIAL MUSIC
Vietnamese have had a strong inclination for

music. The music for the Vietnamese people is
considered to be an essential need; therefore,
numerous musical instruments and genres intended for
various purposes have been developed. Vietnamese
people use music to express their innermost feelings, to
encourage themselves while working and fighting, to
educate their children in good traditions and national
sentiment, to communicate with the invisible, and to
sublimate their aspirations for a happy life.

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CAMBODIAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

SAMPHOR - a small barrel drum

GAMELAN s the traditional

BOWED that are played by a bow rubbing the

CHAUK LON PART

- Compose of a set of eight

- also spelt saing waing) is a

- is an arched harp used in traditional

- is a set of two wide-rimmed,

PHIPAT - is a kind of ensemble in the classical music of Thailand, which

KHRUENG SAI - literally "string ensemble") is a musical ensemble in Thai classical

MAHORI - is a form of Thai classical

SEP NOI – this is also known as the Mahori of Thailand

IMPERIAL COURT MUSIC

Vietnamese folk music is extremely diverse and

RELIGIOUS and CEREMONIAL MUSIC

Vietnamese have had a strong inclination for

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