cambodia

• cambodia

  • aka "kampuchea"
  • center of khmer
  • gained recognition in 1960s
• art music in cambodia

  • influenced by hindu forms
• pinpeat

  • cambodian music ensemble
  • accompanies ceremonial music
  • 9 to 10 instruments
• used in pin peat:

  • skor thom
  • samphor
  • chhing
  • oneat
  • kong vong
• skor thom

  • membranophone
  • 2 barrel like drums
  • use drum sticks
• samphor

  • 2 heads
  • one head is larger than the other
  • played with both hands
  • membranophone
• ching

  • finger cymbals
  • idiophone
• oneat

  • wooden xylophone
  • idiophone
• kong vong

  • numerous gons attached
  • circular rack
  • heard during classical dances