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Piphat is the most common and iconic Thai classical music style. It symbolizes the dancing of the Thailand's legendary dragons, and consists of a midsized orchestra including two xylophones ( ranat ), an oboe ( pi ), barrel drums (klong) and two circular sets of tuned horizontal gong-chimes ( khong wong lek and khong wong yai ).
It is also used to accompany traditional Thai theatrical and dance forms including khon (Thai: โขน) (masked dance-drama), lakhon (classical dance), and shadow puppet theater. Piphat in the earlier time was called phinphat. [1] [2] [3] It is analogous to its Cambodian musical ensemble of pinpeat and Laotian ensemble of pinphat.
Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927–2016), the late King of Thailand, had written more than 49 songs. His music is known in Thai as "Phleng Phra Ratcha Niphon" (Thai: เพลงพระราชนิพนธ์; lit. "Royal Composition"). He was influenced by jazz, but also wrote music in other genre such as waltz, march, and classical music.
Lao Duang Duean (Thai: ลาวดวงเดือน, Thai pronunciation: [laːw duaŋ dɯan]) is the classical Thai musical composition of Prince Benbadhanabongse, son of King Rama V. It was composed in 1909 as the original title Lao Damnoen Kwian and was later changed to the new title Lao Duang Duean.
Mahori is a form of Thai classical music that has a long history in Thailand, dating back to at least the Ayutthaya period. [3]: 6 Although it was already a well-established form of music in Thailand during that time, in 1931, Prince Damrong, the author of the History of Thai Music had asserted that the Thai mahori was of Khmer origin and created by the ancient Khmer and later adopted and ...
Phleng phuea chiwit (Thai: เพลงเพื่อชีวิต; IPA: [pʰlēːŋ pʰɯ̂a tɕʰīː.wít]; lit. ' songs for life ') describes a type of Thai folk rock, strongly influenced by elements of Western contemporary folk and rock music with a protest theme mainly centred on the hardship of working-class people [citation needed] and in favor of a democratic political system. [1]
"Bulan Loi Luean" (Thai: บุหลันลอยเลื่อน, pronounced [bū.lǎn lɔ̄ːj lɯ̂a̯n]) or "Bulan Luean Loi Fa" (บุหลันเลื่อนลอยฟ้า, [bū.lǎn lɯ̂a̯n lɔ̄ːj fáː]; lit. ' The Floating Moon on the Sky ') is a composition of Thai classical music traditionally credited to King ...
Traditional Thai musical instruments (Thai: เครื่องดนตรีไทย, RTGS: Khrueang Dontri Thai) are the musical instruments used in the traditional and classical music of Thailand. They comprise a wide range of wind, string, and percussion instruments played by both the Thai majority as well as the nation's ethnic minorities.