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Author_Dusadee Swangviboonpong
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Court Singers
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ethnomusicology
fine
Fine Arts Department
Instrumental Melodies
King Rama II
King Rama VII
melodies
music
oral tradition pedagogy
Pentatonic Set
performance practice studies
pitch
Played Back
poetic structure analysis
primary
Primary Pitch
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
Rama IV
rhythmic
Rhythmic Cycle
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Southeast Asian music
Thai Classical Music
Thai Musicians
Thai Scale
Thai Songs
Thai Traditional Music
Ti Ti
traditional Thai vocal instruction methods
Tuning System
vocal
vocal improvisation techniques
Vocal Melodies
Western Major Scale
Word Positioning
Working Sheet
Product details
- ISBN 9780754607908
- Weight: 521g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 22 Jun 2004
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Thai classical singing is a genre that blossomed during the golden age of music in the royal court at Bangkok during the nineteenth century. It took a variety of forms including unaccompanied songs used for narration in plays, instrumental music that was used to accompany mimed actions, and songs of entertainment accompanied by an instrumental ensemble. Today, Thai classical singing is found widely outside the court, and its influence is evident in many traditional songs. This book is the first in English to provide a detailed study of Thai classical singing. Dusadee Swangviboonpong discusses the historical background to this long-established genre, the vocal techniques that it employs, the contexts in which it is performed, the degree of improvisation that performers use, the setting of texts and the methods used to teach the songs. Teaching methods still tend to focus on oral transmission, although there have been recent attempts by the Thai authorities to standardize the way singing is taught and practised. These controls are, argues the author, a threat to the the variety in style and approach that has characterised this music and kept it alive. The book features transcriptions of Thai classical songs and a glossary of Thai terms, so making it a useful introduction to the genre.
Dusadee Swangviboonpong, is Leverhulme research fellow at the Department of Music, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK. He is a distinguished Thai classical singer and musician who has performed frequently in Thailand and Europe. Dr Swangviboonpong has also taught Thai Classical Singing in both Thailand and the United Kingdom
