Idiophone-is any musical instrument that creates sound primarily by the

instrument as a whole vibrating—without the use of strings or membranes.

Ranat ek-is a Thai musical instrument in the percussion family that consists
of 21 wooden bars suspended by cords over a boat-shaped trough resonator
and struck by two mallets. It is used as a leading instrument in the piphat
ensemble.

Ranat lek-is a metallophone used in the classical music of Thailand. It is the

smaller of the two sizes of Thai metallophone; the larger one is called ranat
thum lek.

The ranat ek lek consists of flat metal slabs placed over a rectangular
wooden resonator. It is played with two bamboo sticks with padded ends.

The ranat ek lek is very similar to the Khmer roneat dek.

Ranat Thum- is a low pitched xylophone used in the music of Thailand. It

has 18 wooden keys, which are stretched over a boat-shaped trough
resonator. Its shape looks like a ranat ek, but it is lower and wider. It is
usually played in accompaniment of a ranat ek.

Khong wong lek-is a gong circle used in Thai classical music. It has 18
tuned bossed gongs, and is smaller and higher in pitch than the khong wong
yai. Both instruments are played in the same manner, the khong wong lek
plays a faster and more ornate variation on the principal melody, with less
use of two-note chords. Each gong is tuned with beeswax under it.

THE CHING-are finger cymbals played in Cambodian and Thai theater and
dance ensembles.[1]

THE CHAP-is a percussion instrument. It is made from bronze, as is a ching,

but is thinner.[1] The chap consists of two thin, round disks or plates with a
bulge in the center.[1] The plates are held against the hands like cymbals,
using handles made of string, passing through a hole in the center of each
plate.[1] The name comes from the sound the instrument makes when
struck directly together, "chap, chap."[1] The "timbre or tone" change when
struck at an angle. There are two kinds of chap: chap lek and chap yai. A
chap lek's diameter is 12-14 cm. A chap yai's diameter is 24-26 cm. The
Cambodian names for the two kinds of chap are chap thom (large chap) and
chap toch (small chap).

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MEMBRANOPHONE- is any musical instrument which produces sound

primarily by way of a vibrating stretched membrane. It is one of the four
main divisions of instruments in the original Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of
musical instrument classification.

THE TAPHON INSTRUMENT-is a traditional drum of Thailand. It is barrel-

shaped with two heads, and is played by the hands and fingers of both
hands, much like the more popular congas.The taphon is very similar to the
Cambodian sampho.

THE THON RAMANA- are hand drums played as a pair in Thai classical
music. It consists of two drums: the thon (โทน), a goblet drum with a
ceramic or wooden body and the rammana (รรร มะนร), a small rebana-typed
frame drum or tambourine. They are used usually in the khruang sai
ensemble. The thon gives a low pitch and the rammana gives a high pitch.
Earlier in the 20th century, the thon and rammana were sometimes played
separately.

AEROPHONE-is any musical instrument that produces sound primarily by

causing a body of air to vibrate,[1] without the use of strings or membranes,
and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding considerably to the
sound.[2] [PI &KAN ALSO AVAIL]

CHORDOPHONE-is a musical instrument that makes sound by way of a

vibrating string or strings stretched between two points. It is one of the four
main divisions of instruments in the original Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of
musical instrument classification.

SAW SAM SAI-so sam sai, also spelled saw samsai, and occasionally called
simply sam sai; literally "three stringed fiddle") is a traditional bowed string
instrument of Thailand.[1] Its body is made from a coconut that has "three
lobes".[1] The coconut is cut in half vertically and the shape is remeniscent
of the silouette of an elephant's head (from the front, not side). The coconut
bowl is covered on one end with animal skin, and it has three silk strings.[1]
Typically, the player glues a jewel onto the skin before playing, to reduce the
skin's resonance.The saw sam sai is in the saw family of Thai fiddles, which
also includes the saw u and saw duang.

CHAKEE- are a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India. A

small number are also found in the city of Karachi in Pakistan.[1]The
Chakee claim to be a clan of the Soomra community of Sindh. According to
their traditions, a Soomra prince Chaneeeswar invaded Sindh with the help
of Alauddin Khalji to dethrone his younger brother Dodha. Once the Khaljis
overthrew Dodha, they expelled many of his supporters, who took refuge in
Gujarat. The local rulers in Kutch, Jamnagar and other parts of Saurashtra
gave refuge to these Soomra. A few Soomra hid with members of the Lohar
and Ghanchi community and came to be known as Chakee. They are
distributed mainly in the cities of Bhuj, Mandvi, Mundra and Moghpat in
Kutch, as well as the district of Jamnagar. The community speak the Kutchi.
In Pakistan, they are found mainly in Chakiwara area of Karachi.[1]

THREE MAIN ENSEMBLES IN THAI COURT MUSIC;

1. THE PIPHAT-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: สรธธ กรร) 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.

2.THE KHRUANG-is a musical ensemble in Thai classical music which

consists primarily of string instruments. A typical "khruang sai" ensemble
features two two-string fiddles, one high and one low ("saw duang" and
"saw ou"), 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. In the 20th
century, Western instruments such as the violin or organ have also
occasionally been integrated into "khruang sai" ensembles.

3.THE MAHORI-is a form of Cambodian and Thai classical ensemble

traditionally played in the royal courts for the purpose of secular
entertainment. It combines the xylophones and gong circles (but not the pi,
or oboe) of the piphat with the strings of the khruang sai ensemble.
Originally, the term referred only to a string ensemble, although today it
includes both string and percussion. There are three broad types of Mahori:
Mahori Khryang Lek, Mahori Khyrang Khu, and Mahori Khyrang Yai, each
differentiated by the types of instruments utilized.[1]