Ranat (musical instrument)
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Ranat is the generic name for keyboard percussion instruments used in the music of Thailand. The bars of the various types of ranat may be made from hardwood
or bamboo
(ranat ek
and ranat thum
), metal (ranat ek lek
and ranat thum lek
), or, much more rarely, glass (ranat kaeo
).
Hardwood
Hardwood is wood from angiosperm trees . It may also be used for those trees themselves: these are usually broad-leaved; in temperate and boreal latitudes they are mostly deciduous, but in tropics and subtropics mostly evergreen.Hardwood contrasts with softwood...
or bamboo
Bamboo
Bamboo is a group of perennial evergreens in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family....
(ranat ek
Ranat ek
The ranad ek is a Thai xylophone. It has 21 or 22 wooden bars suspended by cords over a boat-shaped trough resonator, and is played with two mallets. It is used as a leading instrument in the piphat ensemble....
and ranat thum
Ranat thum
The ranad thum is a low pitched xylophone used in the music of Thailand. It has 18 wooden keys, which are stretched over a boat-shaped trough resonator. Its shape looks like a ranad ek, but it is lower and wider...
), metal (ranat ek lek
Ranat ek lek
The ranad ek lek is a metallophone used in the classical music of Thailand. It is the smaller of the two sizes of Thai metallophone; the larger one is called ranad thum lek....
and ranat thum lek
Ranat thum lek
The ranad thum lek is a metallophone used in the classical music of Thailand. It is the larger of the two sizes of Thai metallophone; the smaller one is called ranat ek lek....
), or, much more rarely, glass (ranat kaeo
Ranat kaeo
The ranad kaeo is a crystallophone consisting of struck glass bars of varying length, used in the classical music of Thailand. It is usually played with a soft padded mallet.-Related instruments:...
).
External links
- http://www.culture.go.th/research/musical/html/en_musical_central.php?musical=ranad_ek
- http://www.thaikids.com/ranad/direct1.htm
- http://nugranad.org/
See also
- Ranat ekRanat ekThe ranad ek is a Thai xylophone. It has 21 or 22 wooden bars suspended by cords over a boat-shaped trough resonator, and is played with two mallets. It is used as a leading instrument in the piphat ensemble....
- Ranat thumRanat thumThe ranad thum is a low pitched xylophone used in the music of Thailand. It has 18 wooden keys, which are stretched over a boat-shaped trough resonator. Its shape looks like a ranad ek, but it is lower and wider...
- Ranat ek lekRanat ek lekThe ranad ek lek is a metallophone used in the classical music of Thailand. It is the smaller of the two sizes of Thai metallophone; the larger one is called ranad thum lek....
- Ranat thum lekRanat thum lekThe ranad thum lek is a metallophone used in the classical music of Thailand. It is the larger of the two sizes of Thai metallophone; the smaller one is called ranat ek lek....
- Ranat kaeoRanat kaeoThe ranad kaeo is a crystallophone consisting of struck glass bars of varying length, used in the classical music of Thailand. It is usually played with a soft padded mallet.-Related instruments:...
- Bong lang
- Traditional Thai musical instrumentsTraditional Thai musical instrumentsTraditional Thai musical instruments are the musical instruments used in the traditional and classical music of Thailand. They comprise a wide range of wind, string, and percussion instruments played by both the Thai majority as well as the nation's ethnic minorities.In the traditional Thai system...