traditional Cambodian musical instrument

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Traditional Cambodian musical instruments are the musical instruments used in the traditional and classical music of Cambodia. They comprise a wide range of wind, string, and percussion instruments, used by both the Khmer majority as well as the nation's ethnic minorities. ¹

Khloy (Khmer: ខ្លុយ) - vertical duct flute made of bamboo, hardwood, or plastic, with buzzing membrane Khloy ek - smaller in size Khloy thom - larger in size ¹

Sneng (Khmer: ស្នែង) - water buffalo or ox horn with a single free reedphoto Pey pok (Khmer: ប៉ីពក) - free-reed pipephoto Ploy (Khmer: ព្លយខ្មែរ) (also called m'baut) - mouth organ with gourd body and five to seven bamboo pipes; used by Mon-Khmer-speaking upland ethnic minorities Ken/khaen (Khmer: គែន) - free-reed mouth organ used in northwestern Cambodia Angkuoch (Khmer: អង្គួច) (also called kangkuoch) - jaw harp made of bamboo or metal ¹

Sralai (Khmer: ស្រឡៃ) - quadruple-reed oboe Sralai toch (Khmer: ស្រឡៃតូច) - small quadruple-reed oboe Sralai thom (Khmer: ស្រឡៃធំ)- large quadruple-reed oboe Sralai chey (Khmer: ស្រឡៃជ័យ), also called sralai klong khaek (Khmer: ស្រឡៃក្លងខែក) or sralai Chvea (Khmer: ស្រឡៃជ្វា), historically played during triumphal ceremonies and traditional Cambodian martial arts matches such as kun Khmer/pradal serey or bokator Sralai Trai Leak (Khmer: ស្រឡៃត្រៃលក្ខណ៍) or sralai Toam Ming (Khmer: ស្រឡៃទាំមីង), used in Kantoam Ming (or Trai Leak) funeral ensembles in the Siem Reap region Pey ar (Khmer: ប៉ីអៃ) (also spelled beyaw, and also called bey prabauh) - oboe with cylindrical bore ¹

Saing - conch horn ¹

Slek - tree leaf used as a wind instrument ¹

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traditional Cambodian musical instrument is musical instruments used in the traditional and classical musics of Cambodia, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. ²