TOPIC FOR REVIEW PAPER #3

MUSIC OF MAINLAND SOUTHEAST ASIA

PAPER DUE: Tuesday, October 15

Read the two articles in the course reader:

Nguyen – Notes to CD "Eternal Voices"

Broughton - "The Many Sounds of Siam"

Answer the following questions based on the readings (1-2 paragraphs each):

1. Describe the difference between Vietnamese traditional music as it was originally performed in Vietnam and how it has survived in the United States.

2. Describe the character of traditional Vietnamese music. What makes the sound so different from Western music?

3. Briefly explain three kinds of music currently played in Thailand:

a. Pi-phat (Thai classical music)

b. Luk Thung (Thai country music)

c. Mor Lam (regional folk music)