Music of Malaysia

​ASIAN Music

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What is music?

Music

 is the art of arranging sounds in time through the elements of melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre

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What is the importance of music to you?

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How will you picture out the world without music?

MUSIC of MALAYSIA

Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia. It is divided into two regions:

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1. WEST MALAYSIA – also  known as Peninsular Malaysia.

2. EAST MALAYSIA – consist of thirteen states and three federal territories. Chinese and Indian cultural influences made their mark when trade began in the country. 

About Malaysia

Activity: COMPARE ME

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between SYNCRETIC and FOLK music?

• Syncretic music is influenced by the native people and folk music was came from the noble individuals.

• Syncretic music contains elements from both local music and foreign elements and folk music merged during the pre-colonial period

• Syncretic music has a great impact in the music industry's promotion and folk music remains the most important one.

• Both are the same.

2 types of Music

​Syncretic or Acculturated Music

​Classical and Folk Music

• ​It contains elements from both local music and foreign elements. 

• ​emerged during the pre-colonial period and still exists in the form of vocal, dance, and theatrical music.

​MUSICAL ENSEMBLES

​​MUSICAL ENSEMBLES

• A musical ensemble, also known as a music group, is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music, typically known by a distinct name.

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https://www.definitions.net/definition/musical+ensemble

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- This is a gong-based musical ensemble commonly used in funerals and weddings in East Malaysia. This type of ensemble is similar to the kulintang of the Philippines, brunei, and Indonesia.

AGUNG

KULINTANG

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​- This is a musical ensemble from the Malay Peninsula that consists of xylophones played swiftly and rhythmically in traditional Malay functions.

​KERTOK

DIKIR BARAT

​- This is a type of musical form that is important to Malaysia’s national culture.

 

- It is performed by singing in groups and often in a competitive manner usually with percussion instrumental accompaniment or sometimes without instruments at all. 

SILAT MELAYU

​ - This is  a form of martial art that is similar to t’ai chi. It originated in the Malay Peninsula since the Christian Era and is mixture of martial arts, dance, and music usually accompanied by gongs, drums, and Indian oboes.

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T’ ai chi – an internal Chinese martial art practiced for both its defense training, its health benefit and meditation.

Agung and Kulintang- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYqACdZebJg​

​Kertok- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl0EzgSxsqg

​Dikir Barat- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOHh4Lh0Zh0

Silat Melayu- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L73Jo-0jL4​

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Rasa sayang, hey!

Rasa sayang sayang, hey!

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Rasa sayang sayang, hey! (2x)

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Rasa Sayang

Malaysian Folk Song