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Traditional Thai musical instruments (Thai: เครื่องดนตรีไทย, RTGS: Khrueang Dontri Thai) are the musical instruments used in the traditional and classical music of Thailand. They comprise a wide range of wind, string, and percussion instruments played by both the Thai majority as well as the nation's ethnic minorities.
Most of these are crafted by hand, reflecting age-old social and intellectual influences. Thai instruments are divided into three categories. We have string, percussion, and wind instruments. Now let’s take a closer look at 12 traditional Thai instruments you should know.
26 Φεβ 2024 · Initially known as the Sa Phon, this drum plays a central role in the piphat, a classical Thai wind-and-percussion ensemble. It also stands as the drum most frequently encountered in Thai folk music, with regular performances in cities like Bangkok and Chiang Mai.
12 Φεβ 2023 · Khaen (แคน) – Traditional Thai Wind Instrument. The Khaen is a traditional Thai wind instrument, commonly played in the northeastern region of the country. It is a type of free-reed mouth organ that consists of bamboo pipes of varying lengths, each with a metal reed inside.
The Mahori ensemble presents a confluence of the two former ensembles, and is played with stringed, percussion as well as wind instruments. This ensemble represents the depths of traditional Thai music and is popularly used in important social ceremonies like weddings.
Classical Thai music is polyphonic and follows similar conventions to American folk and dixieland music. Each instrument improvises within accepted idioms around basic lines of harmony or melody called paths.
The khaen (pronounced KHEN) is a wind instrument commonly used in traditional Thai and Lao music. Often more than 3 feet in length, they are made of bamboo and consist of several small diameter, parallel pipes with finger holes.
