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Traditional music of the Lao : kaen playing and mawlum singing in Northeast Thailand / Terry E. Miller.
| Author/creator | Miller, Terry E. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1985. |
| Description | xxii, 333 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Contributions in intercultural and comparative studies, 0147-1031 ; no. 13 Contributions in intercultural and comparative studies ; no. 13. ^A681562 |
| Contents | Northeastern Thai music and its cultural context. A general description ; Language, scripts, and literature ; Musical instruments ; Theoretical concepts ; Recited genres relating to Northeast Thai singing. An nungsu ; Pa-nyah -- Nontheatrical vocal genres. History ; Mawlum pun ; Lum glawn. Repertory ; Performance practice ; Mawlum and politics -- Genres related to lum glawn ; The role of mawlum in Northeastern culture ; The mawlum pee fah ritual -- Theatrical vocal genres. Predecessors to contemporary genres ; Contemporary lum moo and lum plun. Stories and scripts ; Musical performance ; Economic considerations -- The technique of singing. Poetry ; Mawlum glawn. Lum tang sun ; Lum tang yao ; Lum doi -- Mawlum pun ; Theatrical genres -- The kaen, description and history. Kaen making ; Myths and history ; The function of the kaen -- Kaen playing in northeast Thailand. Improvisations in the five basic Lai. Sootsanaen ; Bo sai ; Soi ; Yai ; Noi -- The E mode (lai bong-lang) ; The lom put group ; Maeng poo dawm dawk ; Lai rot fai ; Lai saw ; Goolah hab noon ; Lum pun ; Lum doi ; Lum plun ; Miscellaneous pieces ; Khmer kaen playing -- Appendixes. Translations of texts in examples ; Dimensions of a kaen baet (sixteen tubes). |
| Abstract | This volume describes the traditional vocal and instrumental music of the Lao-speaking people living in Northeast Thailand. Beginning with a description of the cultural and historical contexts of this music, Miller continues with an overview of Northeast Thai music, its instruments, concepts, and certain proto-musical genres. Individual chapters deal separately with the non-technical aspects, including the history, texts, economics, and performance practices of both kaen playing and mawlum singing. Another chapter discusses all technical matters concerning the vocal genres, including the tonal nature of the Lao language, the relationship between melody and linguistic tone, scales, rhythm and meter, form, and tempo. The final two chapters deal specifically with the kaen--a bamboo mouth organ with 6, 14, 16, or 18 tubes, each with a free-reed. This volume is generously illustrated with musical examples transcribed from field recordings made in Northeast Thailand, numerous photographs, and line drawings. Miller concludes with a series of translations of texts from musical examples; an extensive glossary which includes two forms of romanization, the Thai spelling, and a brief description; and, finally, a bibliography, discography, and index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-328), discography (pages 359-330), and index. |
| LCCN | 84022538 |
| ISBN | 031324765X (lib. bdg.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML345.T5 M54 1985 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |