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Thailand Flashcards

0
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Wat

A

Monastery temple

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Where is Isan?

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area of Thailand up North

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What two types of music are the same in Thailand?

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Royal Court Music and classical music

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3
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Morlam singing is in what kind of music?

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Folk music

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4
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Was Thailand ever conquered by foreigners?

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no

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5
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Population of Thailand? # of chinese? # of Malay?

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60 million
6 million
1 million

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6
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How do you address people in Thailand?

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Khun (name)

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7
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Language in Thailand

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Thai

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8
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Thai alphabet comes from who else’s alphabet

A

India

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9
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Male hello

A

Sawasdee khrap

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10
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Female Hello

A

sawasdee kha

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11
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Khwan

A

human essence

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12
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Why should you avoid touching a child’s head?

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because of khwan

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13
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Is it okay to sit cross legged?

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No. Feet should not face Buddha

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14
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Hands in pocket?

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no

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15
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What does one do when walking past someone higher in status?

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stoop down slightly

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16
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Give people things with which hand

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right

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17
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Was Thailand ever colonized?

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no

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18
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What is the name of the hall where Buddha is in a Wat?

A

Bot

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19
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Thailand is about the size of what country?

A

France

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20
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Thailand called what 12th-20th century

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Siam, because it was the capital at the time. Thailand would assumed the name of the capital

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21
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1932

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coup began constitutional monarchy

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22
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1939

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name changed from Siam to Thailand: meaning land of free

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23
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Thai music similar to music of…(5)

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Myamar, Laos, Kampuchea, Indonesia and Philippines

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24
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4 types of Thai music

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  1. Music of Northern Thailand
  2. Music of Southern Thailand
  3. Music of Northeast Thailand
  4. Music of Central Thailand (AKA, Court music or classical music)
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25
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Where did Thai people come from? When?

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China in 1200

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26
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Thai writing system established in…

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1283

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27
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Ayutthaya established as capital in….until…

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1350 until 1767

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28
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Population greater than London in…

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1650

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29
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Absolute Monarchy ends in…

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1932

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30
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Western powers visit Thai for first time in…

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1512

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31
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Who tried to take over Thailand but did not succeed?

A

French

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32
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What made Thai king move capital to Bangkok?

A

Bernese attacked Ayutthaya and population declined in 1766-67

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33
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Current king is…

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King Rama VIV

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34
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1350-1767

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Ayutthaya years - knew nothing about music

35
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1932 we start to know about…

36
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Thai music associated with…

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absolute monarchy, people did not like it.

37
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1952 department of ___________ established

38
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Is Thai tuning system pretty equal or very unequal?

A

pretty equal

39
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x note system used for folk music

A

5 - A, C, D, E, G (pentatonic)

40
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3 different Thai ensembles

A
  1. Pi Phat Ensemble
  2. Khruang Sai Ensemble
  3. Mahori Ensemble
41
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Pi phat ensemble

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  • consists of Pi (oboe, sounding instrument), hand cymbals, gong, taphon, klong
  • used for ceremonial occasions
  • played by men
42
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Khruang Sai Ensemble

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  • features string instruments
  • strings, ching, khlui, thon drum
  • often played by women
43
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Mahori Ensemble

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  • same melodic instruments as pi phat
  • same percussion os Khruang
  • played by men and women
  • singer usually sings alone
44
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Mon Ensemble

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  • used for funerals

- made up of Mon people

45
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Slow versions of melody in Court Music called…

46
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Is court music melodic or harmonious

47
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Melody played by what instrument in CM

A

khong won yai (instrument that is in half circle - sit in the middle)

48
Q

Fast melody played by (5)

A

khong wong lek, ranat ek, tamat ek lek, pi, khlui

49
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Is CM notated?

50
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Are dynamics noticeable in CM?

51
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Beat almost always sense of…

A

two, marked by ching

52
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Equivalent to modulation

53
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Vocal music typically only accompanied by

A

ching and drums, sometimes string instruments

54
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Is vibrato used?

55
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Most common mode

56
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Music of Isan is: classical or folk

57
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Folk music hugely influenced by what country

58
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Musical style of folk music called…

59
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Morlam Lao

A

person telling story

60
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Poetry called

61
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Alternative to electric guitar

A

pin (peen)

62
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4 different types of Wai

A
  1. Hands close to body, neck level - don’t to strangers
  2. Hands lower to chest - superior to inferior
  3. Finger tops above nose - inferior to superior
  4. Forearm lowered, body lowered down to hands - Buddha
63
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How many different modes can the khaen play in? What is the most common?

64
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Ponglang

A
  • xylophone with no body, just hangs

- not in tune

65
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Pin

A
  • looks like guitar, usually has 3 strings

- plucked with plectrum made from water buffalo

66
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Klong (drum)

A
  • shaped like wine glass or goblet
67
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Wot

A
  • small circular instrument, similar to panpipe

- sounds like flute

68
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Chap

A
  • cymbals used to keep track of beat
69
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Ranat

A
  • percussion, looks like xylophone
  • 2 sizes
  • wooden keys suspended over box and struck with mallets
70
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Ranat ek

A
  • higher ranat
  • 21 keys
  • tuning done with beeswax or lead
71
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ranat toom

A
  • lower pitched

- 2 octave range

72
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Khong

A

upside down pots, circular shape, player sits in the middle

73
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Ching

A
  • hand cymbals

- reinforce beat

74
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2 types of beats played by ching

A
  1. chaan - long weak beat

2. chat - short strong beat

75
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Chap lek

A

larger cymbals

76
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Mong

A

barrel shaped gong

77
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Taphon

A
  • cerimonial
  • sacred drum
  • heads struck with hands
  • placed on stand
78
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Klong khaek

A

narrow drum, played on both sides

79
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Thon

A

goblet shaped dum

80
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Khlui

A

type of flute, similar to recorder

81
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Pi

A

double-reed instrument

82
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Jakhe

A
  • plucked string instrument
  • sits on ground and plucked
  • plays melody
83
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So duang

A
  • bowed string instrument

- 2 strings

84
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So sam sai

A
  • bowed string instrument
  • highest and cleanest sounding
  • body shaped like triangular heart

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