Music Composition: “Kom San Thon” for Orchestra with Pin

Abstract

       This research article is a creative composition composed for the purpose of studying Korat folk music and composing “Kom San Tone” for orchestra and pin. The authors have selected the sounds of “Chai Ya Cha Chi Chai” from Korat songs, the “Pa Tone Tone” rhythm group, the sound of the Korat tone drum, and Lai Phama Ram Khwan, which is an Isan style music, as the sound materials for creating this composition. It is created using contemporary songwriting techniques. The result is a music composition with a main melody and harmony in the E minor key. The time signature is 4/4. The musical texture is polyphony. The tempo used in this song varies in each section. The musical structure is divided into 7 sections: 1. Introduction 2. Section A 3. Section B 4. Connecting Section 1 5. Section C 6. Connecting Section 2 and 7. The ending. This creative composition is a combination of folk music and Western music to create a contemporary style. The sound is conveyed through the orchestral and pin performance, to preserve the local culture of Korat.