2. Thai Music :
Thailand music is shining example of cultural
evolution through the centuries in the history of Thailand.
The music of Thailand calms the mind and satiates the soul.
Thailand music owes its origins to its giant Asian
neighbors- China and India. The influence of the two
countries are distinct in every aspect of traditional Thai
music. Contemporary Thai music is heavily influenced by
North American musical trends. European musical
instruments are widely used in Thai popular music. The
popular traditional music of Thailand include famous
audible variants like luk thung and mor lam.
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The traditional Thai music was purely oral in culture.
The traditional music of Thailand have no written notational
styles. The music is also comparatively new when compared to
its counterparts in Asia. Thai music is assumed to be not more
than 600 years old. The first historical evidence of Thai
music was found during the reign of the Ayuthaya kingdoms
around the 14th century. The development of Thai classical
music reached its nadir during the Bangkok period of Thai
history. Music flourished in Thailand during the 18th century.
Contemporary Thai music is a harmonious blend of the old
and the new genres of music.
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5. Thai Art :
There are 7 periods and themes about Thailand Thai art during the past 2000
years.
The common Thai art national themes or influences are:
Prehistoric art,
Indianisation art, either imported or made locally but influenced by
Indian themes,
Mon art in Thailand,
Khmer art from both the pre Angkor and Angkor Empire periods,
[ the themes and subject matter of which extended beyond the political
Empire ],
Sukhothai style art,
Ayutthaya style art, and
Bangkok [ Rattanakosin ] style art.
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Traditional Thai art is primarily composed of Buddhist art. Traditional
Thai sculpture almost exclusively depicts images of the Buddha. Traditional
Thai paintings usually consist of book illustrations, and painted ornamentation of
buildings such as palaces and temples.
