MUSIC 8 - 1.3 (Music of Thailand) Flashcards
____ LANGUAGE IS VERY TONAL.
THAI
Cultures and Countries that influenced the music in Thailand
CHINESE
INDIAN
BURMA
LAOS
MALAYSIA
THE LYRICS OR TEXT OF THE SONGS ARE _______________ WHICH ALLOWS A SINGER OR A PERFORMER TO EASILY DEFINE THE MELODIC LINES.
INHERENTLY POETIC
Heterophonic
HARMONY/TEXTURE
Vocal - ____
NASAL
THE BEGINNINGS OF THAI INSTRUMENTS CAN BE TRACED FROM:
THE INSTRUMENTS FROM CHINA
THE KHMER MODELS WHICH WERE DERIVED FROM INDONESIA AND INDIA
THOSE BROUGHT ABOUT BY FOREIGN TRADERS
THOSE THAT ARE CREATED BY THAI THEMSELVES
Instrumental - ____, ______, _____, ____
Vocal – Nasal Instrumental –
Drums, Xylophone, Flute, and Lute
V: Duple meter or 2/4 time
I: Uses syncopation
RHYTHM
________ USED TO DESCRIBE THE VOCAL MUSIC MAY EITHER BE DRY OR BRILLIANT.
TIMBRE
VOCAL MUSIC IN THAILAND-
________ MAY EITHER BE INTERPRETED OR WRITTEN IN THE HIGH OR LOW REGISTER WITH LONG OR SHORT DURATIONS.
MELODIES
“Melody”
Uses _______ scale or the ____ - tone scale
pentatonic scale or the seven- tone scale
FORMERLY KNOWN AS: SIAM, “MUANG THAI” (LAND OF THE FREE)
______ IS KNOWN FOR BEING THE SOLE NATION IN ASIA THAT HAS NEVER BEEN RULED BY WESTERN POWER
NO TRACE OF WESTERN INFLUENCE IN THEIR MUSIC.
THIS COUNTRY IS SURROUNDED BY DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES AND ITS POSITION IS THE INTERSECTION OF CHINA AND INDIA
Thailand
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ______ MUSIC ARE THE SAME WITH LARGE PROPORTIONS OF CONTEMPORARY THAI MUSIC.
CHINESE
_______ MUSIC IS COMPOSED OF VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
THAI MUSIC
“Form”
Vocal – ______________ – ___________
Strophic Instrumental – Three-part form
