CAMBODIAN PINPEAT AND MYANMAR SAUNG GAUK

What do you call the most prominent music in Cambodia?

• Piphat

• Pinpeat

• Gamelan

• Saung Gauk

What is the meaning behind the word "PIN" ?

• Percussion Instrument

• Half Moon Shaped instrument

• Metallophone

• Strummed string instrument

The following are the instruments present in Pinpeat orchestra, EXCEPT:

• Robam Boran Khmer

• Skor Samphor

• Lakhon Khol

• Nang Sbek

Where do we usually used Saung Gauk?

• Any occassion

• House-warming celebration

• Ceremonies

• Royal Courts

What do you call the national instrument of Myanmar?

• Roneat Thung

• Saung Gauk

• Roneat Ek

• Skor Samphor

What do you call the Little Copper Chimes?

• Roneat Dek

• Skor Thom

• Ching

• Skor Samphor

Which of the following best describes Pinpeat Ensemble?

• Pinpeat Ensemble uses a scale of equidistant seven notes within an octave, similar to the Piphat.

• Pinpeat Ensemble is an ensemble that is purely used in all occassion.

• Pinpeat Ensemble is also uses standard as each instrument is tuned to match a specific ensemble.

• Pinpeat ensemble is not stable in rhythm, with fast and slow music not being drmatically different in tempo.

Saung Gauk was analyzed due to the tuning and it is based loosely on descending circle of fifths.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What do you call the arched horizontal harp with the resonator at the bottom lying horizontally as opposed to teh vertical resonator of Western harp?

• Piphat Ensemble

• Pinpeat Ensemble

• Saung Gauk

• Gamelan

What is the first step in playing Saung Gauk Instrument?

• The musician will bow first, sits and places the arch on his or her right side.

• The right hand fingers pluck the strong from the outside while the left hand is used for stopping notes to create a staccato effect.

• The left hand fingers pluck the strong from the outside while the left hand is used for stopping notes to create a staccato effect.

• The musician sits and places the arch on his or her left side.