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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful Beautifully recorded, excellent, excellent, January 13, 2000 By  Kean Chhay Chang (Vic, Australia) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Music of Cambodia (Audio CD) Music of Cambodia Vol. 1-3 [BOX SET] contains some of the most beautifully recorded music ever recorded in Cambodian during the 90s. From the ancient pin-peat orchestra which has it's links going all the way back to the Angkorian period with it's melodic structure is often associated with the Indonesian Gamelan Orchestra featured in the 9 Gong Gamelan. The pin-peat orchestra which is featured in the first album is comprised of xlyophones: roneat thung (a xylophone with a low pitch) and roneat ek (a xylophone with a high pitch), a sralay (oboe), khong-vong thom (large gong chimes) and khong-vong torch (small gong chimes), skor thom (two large barrel drums struck with beaters), samphor (a horizontal barrel drum played with hands)anfd the ching (metal clappers). In this recording the orchestra plays a number of different compositions. The next orchestra was Taam Ming or music of the ghost. Unlike pin-peat where it can be performed for royal and monastic function, Taam Ming is... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink   Comment 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful Excellent - Excellent - Excellent, March 12, 1999 By A Customer This review is from: The Music of Cambodia (Audio CD) the recording is fantastic. I have other cultural music and a lot of times the are muddy and not that great. These discs are crisp they have great written info and the music is outstanding. I bring them to the Cambodian celebrations and everyone wants a copy. I highly recommend it. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink   Comment 6 of 7 people found the following review helpful Beautifully recorded, excellent, excellent, January 13, 2000 By  Kean Chhay Chang (Vic, Australia) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Music of Cambodia (Audio CD) Music of Cambodia Vol. 1-3 [BOX SET] contains some of the most beautifully recorded music ever recorded in Cambodian during the 90s. From the ancient pin-peat orchestra which has it's links going all the way back to the Angkorian period with it's melodic structure is often associated with the Indonesian Gamelan Orchestra featured in the 9 Gong Gamelan. The pin-peat orchestra which is featured in the first album is comprised of xlyophones: roneat thung (a xylophone with a low pitch) and roneat ek (a xylophone with a high pitch), a sralay (oboe), khong-vong thom (large gong chimes) and khong-vong torch (small gong chimes), skor thom (two large barrel drums struck with beaters), samphor (a horizontal barrel drum played with hands)anfd the ching (metal clappers). In this recording the orchestra plays a number of different compositions. The next orchestra was Taam Ming or music of the ghost. Unlike pin-peat where it can be performed for royal and monastic function, Taam Ming is... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink   Comment

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