* featured in Twin Falls Idaho Directed by Michael Polish Ein vom Massentourismus heimgesuchtes Land kann hier in seiner Seele wahrgenommen werden. Tänzerisch-verspielt die Gamelan-Ouvertüre The Maiden Plays in the Water, wehmütig-still die Frauenstimme im Lullaby, frühlingshaft die Flöten, Geigen und Glöckchen des Northern Thai String Ensembles in Pasar Wai. Und so wechselt die Stimmung immer wieder mit Klängen, die kaum ein Tourist je hört. the projectImagine the inhabitants of the Menam Basin being called
to dance and sing by the birds and monkeys, or imagine trying to become
familiar with how the traditions of the ancient Indian and Khmer cultures
developed. Elders no longer speak the story of how the Thais have
lived and dreamed in their land for more than 1,000 years. However,
their music does speak through its textures, rhythms and pitches.
AncientContemporary Music from Thailand does not refer to the folk traditions where generations of common experience come together in a music that is obvious and necessary to all who share in that particular life style. Instead this music was created to heal the spiritual wound of eitherorness and move toward a more humane cultural balance. This unique balance is achieved through the freedom the musicians have to travel along the melodic path (tang in Thai). The pivotal notes are not fixed but left to the discretion of the player. It must be remembered in Siamese music there is no notational system, it is exclusively an aural tradition. This has a profound influence on the nature of the music. The first work on the disk is a traditional second level tune dating back to the Ayudhya Period of the 15th century. The disk travels the road leading from traditional to contemporary, bringing with it the standard Western set of drums, both snare and cymbal. This music has achieved great popularity among orchestras throughout the country. Many of the compositions heard here are considered to be part of the standard classical repertoire. the artists tracklist
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