1st Edition
Thai Classical Singing Its History, Musical Characteristics and Transmission
By Dusadee Swangviboonpong
Copyright 2004
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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Thai classical singing is a genre that blossomed during the golden age of music in the royal court at Bangkok during the nineteenth century. It took a variety of forms including unaccompanied songs used for narration in plays, instrumental music that was used to accompany mimed actions, and songs of entertainment accompanied by an instrumental ensemble. Today, Thai classical singing is found... Read more
Contents: Preface; The historical dimension; The basics of Thai vocal music; Lyrics and speech-tones; Poetic form and word positioning; Some significant features of Thai vocal melody; The teaching of Thai singing; Appendices; Glossary of Thai terms; Bibliography; Audiography; Index.
Biography
Dusadee Swangviboonpong, is Leverhulme research fellow at the Department of Music, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK. He is a distinguished Thai classical singer and musician who has performed frequently in Thailand and Europe. Dr Swangviboonpong has also taught Thai Classical Singing in both Thailand and the United Kingdom
'Dusadee's book is extraordinary in that it is a thorough treatment of Thai classical singing. It has been well researched and makes a large contribution to the literature. It will be of much interest to students of Thai music and others who focus on Thai arts and humanities. Dusadee's command of the topic, Thai classical singing, makes it a unique and valuable monograph.' Crossroads 'Dusadee Swangviboonpong has made a marvelous contribution to the small but growing body of Western-language empirical scholarship devoted to the classical music of Thailand... Swangviboonpong's volume is sure to serve as a model for empirical study by a musician writing about his own tradition, which simultaneously speaks to a global scholarly audience. The book is a carefully conceived and well-rounded study.' Notes
