• Source: Traditional Cambodian musical instruments

    • Traditional Cambodian musical instruments are the musical instruments used in the traditional and classical music of Cambodia. They comprise a wide range of wind, string, and percussion instruments, used by both the Khmer majority as well as the nation's ethnic minorities.















    Woodwind




    = Flute

    =
    Khloy (Khmer: ខ្លុយ) - vertical duct flute made of bamboo, hardwood, or plastic, with buzzing membrane
    Khloy ek - smaller in size
    Khloy thom - larger in size


    = Free-reed

    =

    Sneng (Khmer: ស្នែង) - water buffalo or ox horn with a single free reedphoto
    Pey pok (Khmer: ប៉ីពក) - free-reed pipephoto
    Ploy (Khmer: ព្លយខ្មែរ) (also called m'baut) - mouth organ with gourd body and five to seven bamboo pipes; used by Mon-Khmer-speaking upland ethnic minorities
    Ken/Khaen (Khmer: គែន) - free-reed mouth organ used in northwestern Cambodia
    Angkuoch (Khmer: អង្គួច) (also called kangkuoch) - jaw harp made of bamboo or metal


    = Quadruple Reed

    =
    Sralai (Khmer: ស្រឡៃ) - quadruple-reed oboe
    Sralai toch (Khmer: ស្រឡៃតូច) - small quadruple-reed oboe
    Sralai thom (Khmer: ស្រឡៃធំ)- large quadruple-reed oboe
    Pey ar (Khmer: ប៉ីអៃ) (also spelled beyaw, and also called bey prabauh) - oboe with cylindrical bore


    = Horns

    =
    Saing - conch horn


    = Other

    =
    Slek - tree leaf used as a wind instrument


    String




    = Bowed

    =
    Tro (ទ្រ) - fiddle
    Tro Khmer (ទ្រ ខ្មែរ) - three-string vertical spike fiddle with coconut shell body; used in classical music
    Tro che (ទ្រឆេ) - high-pitched two-string vertical fiddle, with face covered with snakeskin
    Tro sau toch (ទ្រសោធំ តូច) - two-string vertical fiddle with hardwood body; used in classical music
    Tro sau thom (ទ្រសោធំ) - two-string vertical fiddle with hardwood body; used in classical music
    Tro u (also spelled tro ou) (ទ្រអ៊ូ) - lower two-string vertical fiddle with a coconut shell body, with face covered with calfskin or snakeskin; used in classical musicphoto


    = Plucked

    =
    Chapei dong veng (ចាប៉ីដងវែង) - plucked fretted lute
    Kong ring - bamboo tube zither, can play thet drum's part
    Krapeu (also called takhe) - crocodile-shaped fretted floor zither with three strings
    Kse diev (Khmer: ខ្សែដៀវ) or khse mhoy (Khmer: ខ្សែមួយ) - chest-resonated stick zither)photo
    Pin - Cambodian harp, ancient instrument reborn in modern times


    = Struck

    =
    Khim (ឃឹម) - hammered dulcimer


    Percussion




    = Drums

    =

    Sampho (សម្ភោរ)- barrel drum, played with the hands
    Skor (also spelled sko) - long skor drum
    Skor thom (ស្គរធំ)- pair of large barrel drums, played with sticks
    Skor yike (ស្គរយីកេ) - flat skor drum, played with hands and used in Yike dance drama
    Thon, Skor daey and skor arak - goblet-shaped drums, played with the handsphoto
    Rumana - frame drum, played with the hands


    = Gong chimes

    =

    Kong vong toch (also called kong toch) - small gong circle
    Kong vong thom (also called kong thom) - large gong circle
    Kong mon (also called kong mon) - small gong chime shaped curved


    = Xylophone

    =
    Roneat (រនាត)- trough-resonated keyboard percussion instrument; generally played with two mallets and used in Khmer classical and theater music

    Roneat ek - smaller xylophone
    Roneat thung - larger xylophone
    Roneat dek - smaller metallophone
    Roneat thong larger metallophone; no longer used


    = Gongs

    =
    Kong vong or kong thom (Khmer: គងធំ) - single suspended gong


    = Clappers

    =
    Krap (ក្រាប់) - pair of flat bamboo or hardwood sticks


    = Cymbals

    =
    Ching (ឈិង) - pair of small cymbals used to mark time
    Chap - pair of flat cymbals


    = Woodblocks

    =
    Pan - woodblock
    Nay pay - pellow
    Sindang - small size woodblocks


    Occasions



    Traditional Cambodian musical instruments play a significant role in the Cambodian culture. These instruments are typically used during royal events, weddings, and festivals. For weddings and royal events, the musicians playing the instruments would wear traditional Cambodian attire. Just like the Chinese, with regard to playing context, there is no conductor in traditional Cambodian music because musicians generally learned and memorized how to play the instruments aurally. These instruments provide a sense of identity for the Cambodian people.


    See also


    Music of Cambodia


    References




    External links



    The traditional music and instruments of Cambodia
    Rebuilding the musical instruments of the ancient Khmer. 26 February 2016. tuk-tuk.tv
    Mysteries of the Khmer harp. 9 April 2016. tuk-tuk.tv

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