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Sign in to savethumb|Royal dance orchestra, Phnom Penh, c. 1907. Instruments from the left: front row: samphor drum, [[roneat dek (metallophone), roneat ek (bamboo xylophone), roneat thung (bamboo xylophone), sralai reed pipe, skor thom drums, other drums. Back row from the left: sralai, kong von thom, kong von toch.]] The Pinpeat (, ) is the largest Khmer traditional musical ensemble. It has performed the ceremonial music of the royal courts and temples of Cambodia since ancient times. The orchestra consists of approximately nine or ten instruments, mainly wind and percussion (including several varieties of
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16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Instruments used in Pinpeat ensembles
- Type of Pinpeat Ensemble
- Pinpeat Vong Touch (Small Pinpeat Ensemble)
- Pinpeat Vong Thum (Big Pinpeat Ensemble)
- List of Pinpeat songs
- Pinpeat musics used for [[Lakhon Khol|Khol]] Masked Drama and [[Khmer shadow theatre|Sbek Thom]] (Khmer Shadow theatre)
- Pinpeat Song narrating Khmer daily activities
- Pinpeat Songs related with Khmer neighbors; Chen ([[Chinese people|Chinese]]), Chvea ([[Javanese people|Javanese]]), Leav ([[Lao people|Laotian]]), [[Mon people|Mon]], Pumea ([[Bamar people|Bamar]]), and [[Kuy language|Kuy]].
- Pinpeat Songs that describe others
- Significance
- See also
- References
- Notes
- External links
thumb|Royal dance orchestra, Phnom Penh, c. 1907. Instruments from the left: front row: samphor drum, [[roneat dek (metallophone), roneat ek (bamboo xylophone), roneat thung (bamboo xylophone), sralai reed pipe, skor thom drums, other drums. Back row from the left: sralai, kong von thom, kong von toch.]] The Pinpeat (, ) is the largest Khmer traditional musical ensemble. It has performed the ceremonial music of the royal courts and temples of Cambodia since ancient times. The orchestra consists of approximately nine or ten instruments, mainly wind and percussion (including several varieties of xylophone and drums). It accompanies court dances, masked plays, shadow plays, and religious ceremonies. This ensemble is originated in Cambodia since before Angkorian era.
The pinpeat is analogous to the pinphat adopted from the Khmer court by the Lao people and the piphat ensemble of Thailand.