Southeast Asian Music

What is the popular form of music in Indonesia?

• Pinpeat Orchestra

• Piphat Ensemble

• Gamelan Orchestra

• Hsaing Waing

Gamelan orchestra is the most popular form of music in Indonesia. What would be the result when the musicians step over the instruments?

• possess with power

• shows disrespect

• to have supernatural powers

• none of the above

Analyze the musical scale used in Asia. If Octave is eight-tone scale and Slendro is five-tone scale, how many scales are used in Pelog?

• four-tone

• seven-tone

• eight-tone

• none of the above

Which of the following common musical scale used in Southeast Asia?

• Octatave

• Hexatonic

• Pentatonic

• Monotonic

How would you classify musical instrument which produces sound primarily by way of vibrating stretched membrane?

• Membranophone

• Chordophone

• Aerophone

• Idiophone

This ensemble has different types but the highly ornate one is traditionally associated with funerals and cremation ceremonies.

• Piphat

• Mahori

• Khrueang Sai

• Gamelan

Southeast Asian music is always part of their court dances, masked plays, shadow plays, and religious ceremonies.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Piphat is a Cambodian musical ensemble or an orchestra that usually accompanies ceremonial music of the royal courts and temples.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Cambodian court music is roughly similar to that of Java, Indonesia. They feature choruses with large orchestras based on struck keys and gongs.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Gamelan orchestra is the most popular form of music in Myanmar.

• TRUE

• FALSE