The Similarities and Differences of Thai Molam Klon and Chinese Traditional Molan Performing Arts
Main Article Content
Abstract
This article is part of a thesis entitled "A Comparative Study of Thai Molam and Chinese Molan Performing Arts." The objective of this qualitative study is to compare the characteristics between Thai Molam Klon and Chinese Traditional Molan Performing Arts. The Thai Molam Klon’s areas of study were in Mahasalakham, Roi-et and Khon kaen provinces, and the Chinese Traditional Molan’s were in Jingxi City and Debao County, Baise, Guangxi, with the interviewing of groups of experts, artists, senior scholars and audiences. The results of the research found that both art forms are local folk songs. Beginning with singing only one person from then gradually develop into pair and a story. With similar song structures introduction sections, body sections and conclusion sections. And has the characteristics of folk poetry, used specific mode of folk songs, local languages to sing.
Article Details

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
ข้อความรู้ใดๆ ตลอดจนข้อคิดเห็นใดๆ เป็นของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านโดยเฉพาะ คณะมนุษยศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยนเรศวร และกองบรรณาธิการวารสารมนุษยศาสตร์ฯ ไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นพ้องด้วย
References
Chonpairot, J. (2004). Arts of Creating a Lam Melody. A Paper Presented at the 5th Academic Conference at the College of Music, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Prathom, 5-6 February. (In Thai)
Chonpairot, J. (2010). Music of Northeast Thailand: Motemization and Creation of Traditional Music (Research report). Mahasarakham: Mahasarakham University. (In Thai)
Karin, K. (2017). Mor Lam Aus Sa Jan (Research report). Bangkok: Department of Cultural Promotion. (In Thai)
Li, P. (2008). Investigation and Analysis of the Existing Situation of Zhuang Molun Culture Taking Jingxi County in Guangxi as a Case. Journal of Guangxi Vocational and Technical College, 14(11), 32-34. (In Chinese)
Qixu, P. (1983). Talking about the "Molun" of Zhuang. Academic discussion, 3(9), 94-96. (In Chinese)
Shengming, Q. (2003). A Comparative Study of Zhuang and Thai National Traditional Culture. Guangxi Nationalities Publishing House. (Volume 5), 12-16. (In Chinese)
Xue, B. (2014). A Comparative Study of the Singing Traditions of Folk Songs between the Zhuang and Thai. A song as broad as the ocean, 9(5), 33-35. (In Chinese)
Ximu, F. (1998). A comparative study of traditional music culture between Zhuang and Thai. Chinese Music, (volume1), 44-46. (In Chinese)
Xiaoqin, L. (2014). Viewing the Relationship between Zhuang and Thai Ethnic Groups from The Folk Singing Tradition Taking the comparison between the Chinese “Molan” and the Laos Thai “Molam”. Southeast Asia Overview, 11(9), 54-57. (In Chinese)