The traditional music of Thailand / David Morton.
| Author/creator | Morton, David |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Berkeley : University of California Press, 1976. |
| Description | xv, 258 : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | History -- The fundamentals of Thai music. The tuning system ; Melody ; Meter, rhythm, and tempo -- Instruments, their idiomatic characteristics, and ensembles. Melodic percussion. Sets of Gong-kettles. Khong wong yai ; Khong wong lek ; Khong (wong) klang ; Khong mon -- Xylophones. Ranat ek ; Ranat thum lek -- Metallophones. Ranat ek lek ; Ranat thum lek -- Rhythmic percussion. Cymbals. Ching ; Chap lek ; Cap yai -- Gong. Mong -- Drums. Taphon ; Taphon mon ; Song na ; Klong khaek ; Klong that ; Thon ; Rammana -- Woodwinds. Flute types. Khlui -- Reed types. Pi nai ; Pi chawa ; Pi mon -- Stringed instruments. Plucked. Krajappi ; Chakhe -- Bowed. So sam sai ; So u ; So duang -- Notation for string parts -- Ensembles. Development of string ensembles ; Development of melodic percussion ensembles ; Standard contemporary ensembles. Pi phat ; Khruang sai ; Mahori -- Special ensembles. Pi phat nang hong ; Pi phat mon -- Mode. An approach to modality in Thai traditional music ; Classification of modal types ; Metabole ; Analysis of representative compositions of the classified types. Fifth polarities -- Forms and compositional techniques. Ruang. "La" (farewell song) -- Thao ; Developmental sam chan ; Tap ; Other forms. Song chan ; Si chan -- Ceremonial and theater music ; Vocal music -- Appendix A. Phonetic transliteration of Thai -- Appendix B. Measurements of tunings -- Appendix C. Structure of the versions of "La" (farewell song) -- Appendix D. Glossary of Thai words. |
| Abstract | This is a thorough treatment of the diverse elements which make up and contribute to traditional Thai music. It includes an historic/prehistoric statement, photographs of the instrumentation and analyses of tuning, rhythm, etc. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-251), discography (page 252) and index. |
| LCCN | 70142048 |
| ISBN | 0520018761 |