Music of Cambodia and Myanmar

It is located in the southwestern section of the Indo-Chinese Peninsula in South East Asia and it also known as "Kampuchea."

• China

• Indonesia

• Cambodia

• Myanmar

What is the language used in Cambodia?

• Cambodian

• Indo-Chinese

• Java

• Khmer

Cambodian music was influenced by different ancient forms especially _______.

• Hindu

• Chinese

• Tao

• Buddhism

It is a Cambodian ensemble that accompanies court music and it is also the same as the Piphat ensemble of Thailand.

• Mahori

• Khruang-Sai

• Pinpeat

• Saung Gauk

It is a temple complex in Cambodia and is the largest religious monument in the world.

• Borobudur

• Temple of Ankh

• Angkor Wat

• Golden Temple

It is one of the basic instruments in a pinpeat. It is a wooden xylophone with 20 wooden slates suspended by string over a wooden cabinet or stand, which functions as a resonator. Two mallets are used to play this instrument.

• Oneat/Roneat

• Kong Vong Toch

• Samphor

• Skorthom

It is a pair of two teacup-like cymbals held by a string fastened on each cymbal. It is a shrill sounding that can be heard from afar.

• Samphor

• Ching

• Round Bells

• Skorthom

It is a pair of two barrel shaped-drums played with sticks.

• Skorthom

• Samphor

• Oneat/Roneat

• Kong Vong Toch

Which of the following is NOT true about the elements of the music of Cambodia?

• The harmony and texture of music is heterophonic.

• They using pentatonic scale or the seven-tone scale in melody.

• Mostly in triple meter or 3/4 time signature.

• Vocal - Nasal is the timbre of the music.

This is the 16-piece gong circle of the pinpeat. Gongs of graduated sizes are arranged and placed on strings placed around a circular frame. The gong instrument is played with two mallets.

• Samphor

• Skorthom

• Oneat/Roneat

• Kong Vong Toch