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Music of Cambodia
Cambodia is officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, located in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and the Gulf of Thailand. Phnom Penh is the capital city and Khmer is the official language. Cambodian culture has absorbed influences from India, China, Europe and its neighbors. Traditional Cambodian music features large orchestras with instruments like drums, xylophones, and gongs. Pinpeat is a prominent Cambodian musical ensemble that usually accompanies royal and temple ceremonies, with nine to ten wind and percussion instruments. Cambodian culture is strongly reflected in its traditional music.
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- 1. Mr. AL-LYN L.VOCAL La Salle University Integrated School
- 4. Cambodia -officially known asKINGDOM of CAMBODIA -also known as Kâmpūchéa
- 5. Cambodia -bordered by Thailand tothe northwest, Laos to the northeast, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest
- 6. Cambodia CAPITAL CITY: PhnomPenh OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Khmer DEMONYM: Cambodian
- 7. Cambodian People -absorbed andadopted INDIAN, CHINESE, EUROPEAN, and other cultures to suit their own traditions and tastes that resulted in a distinct Cambodian culture
- 8. Cambodia ANTHEM: Nokor Reach (MajesticKingdom) MOTTO: Nation, Religion, King
- 9. Angkor Wat -a temple complex in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the worldVideo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSpPU FdYpJI
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- 11. Phnom Penh -literally means Penh’s hill -takes its namefrom the present Wat Phnom (Hill Temple)
- 12. Cambodian Music -gained aworldwide reputation in the 1960s Listening Activity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g0bRTV5Meo
- 13. Cambodian Music -ART MUSIChighly influenced by ancient art forms as well as Hindu forms
- 14. Cambodian Court Music -roughly similar tothe court music of JAVA, INDONESIA
- 15. Cambodian Court Music-features choruses with large orchestras basedon struck keys and gongs
- 16. Cambodian Music -PINPEAT - a Cambodian musical ensemble or orchestra
- 17. Cambodian Music -PINPEAT -usually accompanies ceremonial music of the royal courts and temples Listening Activity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIv7yqiyeeI
- 18. Cambodian Music -PINPEAT - analogous to the piphat ensemble of Thailand
- 19. Cambodian Music -PINPEAT -consist of approximately nine to ten instruments, mainly wind and percussion
- 20. Musical Instruments SKOR THOM -twobig drums played with drumsticks (Membranophone)
- 21. Musical Instruments SAMPHOR -a double-headed drumplayed with hands (Membranophone)
- 22. Musical Instruments ONEAT -a xylophonemade of wood (Idiophone)
- 23. Musical Instruments CHHING -small bowl-shaped fingercymbals of thick and heavy bronze, with a broad rim (Idiophone)
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- 25. Activity: Watch MePlay Directions: 1. Watch the video clip of pinpeat performance. 2. After which, answer the following questions: a. What type of ceremony is being celebrated in the video? b. How is pinpeat performance function in the celebration? c. Do we have similar culture from them? If yes, what is it?
- 26. Essential Question: How isculture in Cambodia reflected on their music?