Wayang Kulit

MALAYSIAN FOLK MUSIC
Music for Theater: WAYANG KULIT KELANTAN

The Malay Shadow Puppet Theater consists of four types of Wayang Kulit found throughout Southeast Asia, the most widely performed in Malaysia is the Wayang Siam (also known as Wayang Kulit Kelantan) originating from Kelantan. Its musical repertoire numbers 35 pieces, performed by a percussion dominated ensemble of up to a maximum of 10 players. The melody is provided by the serunai, with various types of drums providing rhythmic textures of various timbres and various types of gongs marking time. (Matusky 1993, 1982, 1974).

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MALAYSIAN FOLK MUSIC Music for Theater: WAYANG KULIT KELANTAN The Malay Shadow Puppet Theater consists of four types of Wayang Kulit found throughout Southeast Asia, the most widely performed in Malaysia is the Wayang Siam (also known as Wayang Kulit Kelantan) originating from Kelantan. Its musical repertoire numbers 35 pieces, performed by a percussion dominated ensemble of up to a maximum of 10 players. The melody is provided by the serunai, with various types of drums providing rhythmic textures of various timbres and various types of gongs marking time. (Matusky 1993, 1982, 1974). Audio Examples (.mid format) Bertabuh \| Hulubalang \| Menghadap Rebab OTHER MALAYSIAN THEATER FORMS Musical Instrument Index \| MIDI Archive Original Malaysian SoundFonts \| SEARCH Musical Malaysia		Musical Context Music by Genre Music by Region Bibliography Author Credits SITE MAP Guestbook
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