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    The Hsaing Waing is Myanmar's traditional folk music ensemble, made up of gongs and drums. The loud instruments in the ensemble include the Maung Hsaing large bronze gong, Pat Waing circular drum set, and Kyi Waing small bronze gong set. Softer instruments that may accompany the ensemble include the Hne double reed pipe, Saung Gauk 13-string harp, and Pattala xylophone. Myanmar music also features classical songs called mahagita that are accompanied by instruments like the Saung Gauk harp.

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    The Hsaing Waing is Myanmar's traditional folk music ensemble, made up of gongs and drums. The loud instruments in the ensemble include the Maung Hsaing large bronze gong, Pat Waing circular drum set, and Kyi Waing small bronze gong set. Softer instruments that may accompany the ensemble include the Hne double reed pipe, Saung Gauk 13-string harp, and Pattala xylophone. Myanmar music also features classical songs called mahagita that are accompanied by instruments like the Saung Gauk harp.

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    The Hsaing Waing is Myanmar's traditional folk music ensemble, made up of gongs and drums. The loud instruments in the ensemble include the Maung Hsaing large bronze gong, Pat Waing circular drum set, and Kyi Waing small bronze gong set. Softer instruments that may accompany the ensemble include the Hne double reed pipe, Saung Gauk 13-string harp, and Pattala xylophone. Myanmar music also features classical songs called mahagita that are accompanied by instruments like the Saung Gauk harp.

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    Music of Myanmar

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    The Hsaing Waing is Myanmar's traditional folk music ensemble, made up of gongs and drums. The loud instruments in the ensemble include the Maung Hsaing large bronze gong, Pat Waing circular drum set, and Kyi Waing small bronze gong set. Softer instruments that may accompany the ensemble include the Hne double reed pipe, Saung Gauk 13-string harp, and Pattala xylophone. Myanmar music also features classical songs called mahagita that are accompanied by instruments like the Saung Gauk harp.

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    TRADITIONAL MYANMAR MUSIC http://myanmartravel2017.blogspot.com/2017/05/traditional-myanmar-music.

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    Myanmar was known as Burma until 1989. The country’s name was officially changed by the
    military government that took over in 1988.

    The Myanmar music (or Burma) has similarities with many other musical traditions in the
    region, including Chinese music and Thai music, probably because its longest land border is
    shared with China.
    The Hsaing Waing is Myanmar’s traditional folk music ensemble. It is made up mainly of
    different gongs and drums as well as other instruments depending on the nature of the
    performance.

    HSAING WAING
    Myanmar’s musical instruments are categorized into two types, the loud sounding and soft
    sounding. The loud sounding instruments are performed in open-air ensembles at ceremonies
    and festivals. Most of the hsaing waing instruments belong to the loud sounding category.
    OTHER INSTRUMENTS IN THE HSAING WAING
    ARE THE:
    HNE (A DOUBLE REED PIPE)
    The Hne has a sextuple reed (called hnegan), made
    from the young leaf of the toddy palm, which is
    soaked for six months. The body of the Hne is
    made of wood, with a conical bore and seven
    finger holes at the front, set in a straight line, with
    a bell hung at the top. It has a flaring metal bell
    and has a loud tone, and is used in an ensemble
    together with xylophone, tuned gongs, and tuned
    drums.
    MAUNG HSAING
    It is a larger bronze gongs in
    a rectangular frame
    PAT WAING

    The Pat Waing is 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
    It is a set of small bronze gongs in a circular frame. This instrument is very
    popular in Myanmar music.
    For more formal and classical performances that are performed indoors, the
    ensemble may be accompanied by the saung gauk (13-string angular harp with
    soft sound) the national instrument of Myanmar, the pattala (Burmese
    xylophone), or the piano and violin, both introduced during colonial rule.
    Saung Gauk (Myanmar Harp) – the body of the saung gauk is made of padauk,
    the famous Myanmar mahogany. The flat bar is made of cutch wood and it is
    covered with the leather of a female deer. The strings are made of silk.
    PATTALA (BURMESE XYLOPHONE)
    Myanmar not only has musical ensembles but also an extensive collection of
    classical songs called the mahagita. These songs are divided into different types
    like the oldest repertoires, royal court music, songs of longing, horses’ dance
    songs, worship songs for Burmese spirits, and songs of sorrow and music
    adapted from Ayutthaya and the Mon people. The Saung Gauk usually
    accompanies these songs
    For more formal and classical performances that are performed indoors, the
    ensemble may be accompanied by the saung gauk (13-string angular harp with
    soft sound) the national instrument of Myanmar, the pattala (Burmese
    xylophone), or the piano and violin, both introduced during colonial rule.
    Saung Gauk (Myanmar Harp) – the body of the saung gauk is made of padauk,
    the famous Myanmar mahogany. The flat bar is made of cutch wood and it is
    covered with the leather of a female deer. The strings are made of silk.
    PATTALA (BURMESE XYLOPHONE)
    Myanmar not only has musical ensembles but also an extensive collection of
    classical songs called the mahagita. These songs are divided into different types
    like the oldest repertoires, royal court music, songs of longing, horses’ dance
    songs, worship songs for Burmese spirits,
    PATTALA and songs of sorrow and music

    adapted from Ayutthaya and the Mon people. The Saung Gauk usually
    accompanies
    SAUNG GAUK these songs

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