A Creative Research in Music Composition: Phra Ma Klong Yao in Thai Contemporary
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This research aimed to compose a music on theme of Phra Ma Klong Yao in a Thai contemporary style. The artistic practice as research in music was employed as the method of this study. The ensemble used consisted of five music instruments, based on a saxophone quartet, with the addition of a Klui Pieng Or (Thai flute) in western standard tuning to highlight the uniqueness of Thai sound. The research revealed that the composition of Phra Ma Klong Yao in Thai contemporary had a Thai melodies as the main concept, specifically the Phra Ma Klong Yao, with western harmony. The melody was developed by building on the rhythmic patterns of the Klong Yao, expanding the rhythmic from gongs, cymbals, and Klong Yao to accompanied the melody. The main melody was a ternary form (A B C), and the main melody, harmony, and chords were composed in D pentatonic scale. The arrangement focussed on the heterophonic texture in order to maintain the characteristic of Thai harmonization. Additionally, improvisation from jazz and pop music were applied in the solo sections.
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เนื้อหาและข้อมูลในบทความที่ลงตีพิมพ์ในวารสารทดสอบระบบ ThaiJo2 ถือเป็นข้อคิดเห็นและความรับผิดชอบของผู้เขียนบทความโดยตรงซึ่งกองบรรณาธิการวารสาร ไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วย หรือร่วมรับผิดชอบใดๆ
บทความ ข้อมูล เนื้อหา รูปภาพ ฯลฯ ที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ในวารสารทดสอบระบบ ThaiJo2 ถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสารทดสอบระบบ ThaiJo2 หากบุคคลหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำทั้งหมดหรือส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดไปเผยแพร่ต่อหรือเพื่อกระทำการใดๆ จะต้องได้รับอนุญาตเป็นลายลักอักษรจากวารสารทดสอบระบบ ThaiJo2 ก่อนเท่านั้น
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