Tro Khmer
The tro Khmer (Khmer: ទ្រខ្មែរ) is a traditional bowed string instrument from Cambodia. Its body is made from a special type of coconut covered on one end with snake skin, and it has three strings.[1] Instruments are not standardized, and coconuts vary in size; however the instrument's sound bowl may have dimensions 16.5 cm by 14 cm.[2] In the past the strings were made of silk. By the 1960s, metal strings were in use, and the sound of the instrument changed, becoming sharper.[1]
The tro Khmer is closely related to a Thai instrument called saw sam sai.
The instrument may be related to the similarly shaped Indonesian version of the rebab, arriving there from Muslim culture, c. 15th century a.d.[1] A difference between the two is the number of stings; where the Indonesian rebab has two strings, the tro Khmer has three.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Kersalé Patrick. "Fiddle - tro khmer". soundsofangkor.org/. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ a b Khean, Yun; Dorivan, Keo; Lina, Y; Lenna, Mao. Traditional Musical Instruments of Cambodia (PDF). Kingdom of Cambodia: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. p. 59.
See also
- Indonesian rebab
- Tro (instrument)
- Traditional Cambodian musical instruments
- Music of Cambodia
- Huqin
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- Roneat ek
- Roneat thung
- Roneat dek / Roneat thong (metallophone)
- Kagn Chram
- Kanderng
- Skor yeam
- Samphor
- Skor sang na
- Skor timila ស្គរទីមីឡា (hourglass drum)
- Skor thom
- Skor chhaiyam
- Skor daey (skor arak or aaroksa, skor kar, skor toch, skar ayai)
- Skor yike
- Thon and rammana
- Tro (tro sau thom, tro sau toch, tro che, tro ou, tro ou chamhieng)
- Tro Khmer
- Kanö
- Mim
- Khloy (khloy ek, khloy thom)
- Tre
- Sneng
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