INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC OF SOUTHEAST ASIA

Instruments that have strings and are bowed, strummed or plucked.

• aerophone

• chordophone

• idiophone

• membranophone

Myanmar's traditional music ensemble that is made up mainly of different gongs and drums as well as other instruments.

• Agung and Kulintang

• Gamelan

• Hsaing Waing

• Kertuk

Instruments that require the movement of air to make a sound

• aerophone

• chordophone

• idiophone

• membranophone

Burmese musical instruments that are performed in open-air ensembles at ceremonies and festivals

• loud-sounding

• soft-sounding

a Thai ensemble that plays for court ceremonies and theatrical presentations and uses melodic percussion (gong circle, xylophones, metallophones) and a blown reed

• Khrueang sai

• Mahori

• Piphat

• Pinpeat

a Thai ensemble that performs in popular village affairs and combines strings (monochords, lutes, and fiddle with 2-3 strings) and wind instruments (oboes and flutes)

• Khrueang sai

• Mahori

• Piphat

• Pinpeat

Cambodian musical ensemble or an orchestra that usually accompanies ceremonial music of the royal courts and temples

• Agung and Kulintang

• Kertuk

• Mahori

• Pinpeat

Malaysian music that emerged during pre-colonial period

• Classical and Folk

• Syncretic or Accultured

a gong-based ensemble in Malaysia commonly used in funerals and weddings

• Agung and Kulintang

• Gamelan

• Kertuk

the most popular musical ensemble in Indonesia that is used to accompany dances, songs, and theatrical presentations

• Gamelan

• Kertuk

• Mahori

• Pinpeat