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Instruments
Instruments are presented following their use in ensembles: PIN PEAT ensemble Instruments used mainly in the Pin Peat Ensemble: 16 hanging bamboo plates The “Roneat Ek”hanging xylophone consists of 21 bamboo plates The double or quadruple reed oboe “Sralay” with seven playing holes, mostly tuned in a heptatonic scale MAHORI ensemble Instruments used in Mahori and other ensembles: are tuned in a fourth or fifth The “Khim” is a hammered dulcimer analogue to the The “Kong Thom”, a gong ensemble the Tam Tap Luc in Vietnam or the Santoor in Iran and Persia of 17 gongs arranged in half circle - an instrument which is also famous in Laos and Thailand Other Instruments used in various ensembles: The “Khloy" is a bamboo length flute with seven playing holes The “Tro Khmer” is a two stringed fiddle which can be found with divers names and forms allover Southeast Asia. |