Still on the Khmer music front.
Interestingly, we khmer call it phleng pinpeat (Pinpeat music), although Pin, once a lead instrument, has been absent from the Pinpeat ensemble (vong pinpeat) since 1500s. The modern ensemble of Pinpeat composes of five parts: Roneat (xylophone), Kongvong (circle of gongs), Sralai (quadruple-reed oboe), Sampho (small barrel drum), and skor thom (large barrel frum).
Ven. Chuon Nath's (Dictionary of Khmer 1967) was mistaken to say that Chapey was the Pin. Chapey is not Pin because Pin is a harp and Chapey is a lute. And Chapey is not a part of vong pinpeat.
Attached are relevant photos of modern pinpeat and old pin peat or pina vadya from:
http://www.khmerenaissance.infoVen. Chuon Nath's (Dictionary of Khmer 1967) was mistaken to say that Chapey was the Pin. Chapey is not Pin because Pin is a harp and Chapey is a lute. And Chapey is not a part of vong pinpeat.
Attached are relevant photos of modern pinpeat and old pin peat or pina vadya from:
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| Pin at Angkor |
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| Pin at Angkor |
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| Pinpeat orchestra (circa 1950) |
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