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Music of Cambodia

music of Kampuchea

Cambodian music belongs to the same system as that of Thailand and Laos. As early as the 1st century AD, when the country of Funan (located in the southern part of present-day Cambodia) was founded, the famous Funan music was produced. Later, it was included in China's Tang Ten-Part Music. During the Angkor Dynasty (802-1426), Cambodian music was further developed. On the bas-reliefs of the temples of Little Angkor built in the 12th to 13th centuries, there are a lot of images reflecting the musical performances at that time. From them, one can see the performance of court music during the Angkor Dynasty era, and it shows that the musical instruments and orchestra at that time were very similar to modern times. Ancient Cambodian music was influenced by Indian and Javanese music. In the 14th century Cambodian music was introduced to Thailand and became the basis for the music of the Ayutthaya and Bangkok dynasty courts, and in the 19th century this music, which had been developed in Thailand, was returned to the Phnom Penh court.

[Court Music of the Angkorian Era (relief)]

Traditional Cambodian instrumental music basically uses the seven equal-tempered scale, but the instruments are not strictly tuned to it. The fourth step of the scale is generally avoided in the music, and the seventh step is less frequent, so the music has a clear tendency to pentatonic, and its tonal structure is also based on the pentatonic scale. The meter of instrumental music is mostly or. Its ensemble music is a kind of branched voice structure, with improvisational floral variations on the main tunes by a variety of instruments.

There are five kinds of traditional bands in Cambodia: ① Pipat Band, which is used to accompany shadow theater, dance and religious activities, consists of xylophone, gong, wicker (or harp flute), double drums, drums and cymbals. ② Mahori Band, mostly used as the accompaniment of songs, the main instruments are xylophone, dulcimer, bass erhu, three-stringed hu, crocodile zither, dulcimer (a kind of 2-stringed long-necked plucked stringed instrument), harp and rhythmic percussion instruments. The Khmer band, mostly used in folk celebrations and witchcraft ceremonies, consists of three-stringed hu, two-stringed zither, small pipes and drums. ④ Funeral band, imported from Malaysia; it includes wicker bamboos and double-sided drums. ⑤ Drum and gong bands, also used in folk funeral activities; its instruments include round gongs, hanging gongs, drums and wickerwork.

The lyrics of folk songs are mostly derived from folk poems, often containing satirical content, and prefer the form of improvisational duets between young men and women, accompanied by the erhu or crocodile zither. Vagabond singers, on the other hand, tend to sing narrative songs, accompanied by the ukulele.