1. THAI MUSIC

2. Theories on the similarities with
Chinese Music
 Thai people were originally located in
the central territory between the
Hwang-ho and Yangtze Rivers in what
is now China.
 There was a Thai kingdom in the
Southern part of China.

3.  The Thai people and Chinese
people were still closely
associated.

4. SIMILARITIES WITH
INDIAN MUSIC
 Thai people had migrated south
 Established their kingdoms in
the Indo-China peninsula
 had contact with indian culture
and instruments.

5. TONAL SYSTEM
• Seven tones; equidistant to
each other
• The 4th and 7th tones are rarely
played.
• Therefore, thai scale is used the
same as the chinese scale.

6. RHYTHMIC SYSTEM
• Duple meter
• Marked by the ching instrument

7. Reason for the names of the
instruments
• Thai musical instruments were given
names according to :
1. The sound they make –
that is - onomatopoetic names.
2. characteristic shape
3. use in ensembles

8. POLYPHONY STRATIFICATION
• MELODY
so la do re mi so la do
• INST 1
so so la la do do re re mi mi so so la la do do
• INST 2
. So . LA . DO RE . MI . SO .LA DO

9. INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES
• PI PHAT – Wind and
percussion ensemble
1. Pi nai - reed instrument
2. Ranat – wooden xylophone
3. Khong wong – gongs
4. Ching – small cymbal

10. • Khong wong
PI PHAT
ENSEMBLE

11. MAHORI
• Stringed and percussion instruments

12. • CHAKEE – ZITHER
• SAO-DUANG – FIDDLE
• RANAT

13. KHRUANG -SAAY
• Stringed, wind and percussion
instruments
• Ramana – frame drum