MUSIC OF THAILAND

Mr. CARLO JUSTINO J. LUNA

Malabanias Integrated School
THAILAND
Capital:
Bangkok

Largest City:
Bangkok
THAILAND
Official Language:
Thai or Siamese

Official Religion:
Theravada
Buddhism
THAILAND
Demonym:
Thai or Siamese

Currency:
Baht (THB)
 THAILAND
National Anthem:
Phleng Chat Thai
“Thai National Anthem”

Royal Anthem:
Sansoen Phra Barami
“Glorify His Prestige”
THAILAND
Motto:
Chat, Satsana,
Phra Maha Kasat
"Nation, Religion,
King"
THAILAND
 is officially the
Kingdom of
Thailand
 formerly known
as Siam
THAILAND
 is a country at
the center of the
Indochinese
peninsula in
Mainland
Southeast Asia
Borders:
 North: Myanmar and
Laos
 East: Laos and
Cambodia
 South: Gulf of
Thailand and Malaysia
 West: Andaman Sea
and Myanmar (southern
extremity)
THAILAND  is known for being
the sole nation in
Southeast Asia that
has never been ruled
by a Western power
THAILAND  is also called “Muang
Thai”, which means
“Land of the Free”
BANGKOK
 is the capital and
the most
populous city of
Thailand
BANGKOK
 is known in Thai
as Krung Thep
Maha Nakhon or
simply Krung
Thep
BANGKOK
BANGKOK
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AYUTTHAYA RUINS
AYUTTHAYA RUINS
AYUTTHAYA RUINS
AYUTTHAYA RUINS
THAILAND
Thai Music
 is a conglomeration
of Asian influences
THAILAND
Thai Music
 Musical principles
and elements:
Chinese music
THAILAND
Thai Music
 Musical instruments:
Indian and
Indonesian strings
and gong-chimes
THAILAND
Thai Music
 is theoretically based
on the five-tone or
seven-tone scale
system
THAILAND
Thai Music
 is used in royal
courts, dance,
theater, and in
ceremonies
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Thai Instruments
1. Ranat
2. Khong Wong Lek
3. Taphon
4. Klong That
5. Ching
6. Thon
RANAT  is a Thai
xylophone
 has 21 wooden
bars suspended by
cords over a boat-
shaped trough
resonator and
struck by two
mallets
KHONG WONG LEK
 is a gong circle
used in Thai
classical music
 has 18 tuned
bossed gongs
TAPHON
 is a traditional
drum of Thailand
 is barrel-shaped,
with two heads,
and is played by
the hands and
fingers of
both hands
KLONG THAT
 is a drum that
provides rhythm
in piphat
ensemble
 similar to the skor
thom of Cambodia
CHING
 are small bowl-
shaped finger
cymbals of thick
and heavy bronze,
with a broad rim
commonly used in
Cambodia and
Thailand
THON
 is a small goblet
drum is also used
in Thai traditional
music
 is made of lathe-
spun wood which
is covered with
goat skin
PARTNER ACTIVITY
Watch the video clips of
Thai musical ensembles.
After watching the
performances, answer
the questions that follow.
THAILAND
Instrumental
Ensembles
1. Piphat
2. Khrueang Sai
3. Mahori
 PIPHAT
 features wind and percussion instruments
 is performed in
either outdoor style
(with hard mallets)
or indoor style (with
padded mallets)
 PIPHAT
 used to accompany funerals and cremation
ceremonies  also used to
accompany
traditional Thai
drama such as khon
(masked dance-drama),
and nang yai (shadow
puppet theater)
PIPHAT
 KHRUEANG SAI
 is a musical
ensemble in Thai
classical music
which consists
primarily of
string
instruments
 is used for indoor performances and for the
accompaniment of stick-puppet theater
 MAHORI
 is a form of Thai classical ensemble which
was traditionally played by women in the
courts
 MAHORI
 combines the xylophones and gong circles
(but not the pi, or oboe) of the piphat with
the strings
of the
khruang sai
ensemble
QUESTIONS
1. In three to five sentences, describe
how the (a) piphat, (b) khrueang
sai, and (c) mahori musicians play
their instruments.
2. Are their instruments made of wood
or metal?
THANK
YOU!
CARLO JUSTINO J. LUNA
Malabanias Integrated School
Angeles City