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[[File:Cambodian Musical Instruments.jpg|thumb|Cambodian musical instruments in the mid 19th century]]
'''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 people|Khmer]] majority as well as the nation's [[List of ethnic groups in Cambodia|ethnic minorities]].

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File:Shoulder-mounted nipple gong at Angkor Wat.jpg|Soldiers carry drums and a shoulder-mounted nipple gong in relief at Angkor Wat.
File:Kse diev at Angkor Wat, North Section, 16th Century.jpg|Kse diev at Angkor Wat, North Section, 16th Century.
File:Kongpeat from Angkor Wat.jpg|Khmer gong chimes from Angkor Wat.
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==Woodwind==

[[Image:Sounds of Angkor (2).jpg|thumb|right|Various Cambodian woodwind and string musical instruments at the "Sounds of Angkor" exhibition in Тheam's Gallery, Siem Reap, Cambodia.]]

===Flute===

*[[Khloy]] ({{langx|km|ខ្លុយ}}) - vertical duct flute made of bamboo, hardwood, or plastic, with buzzing membrane<!--does it use a buzzing membrane?-->
**[[Khloy ek]] - smaller in size
**[[Khloy thom]] - larger in size

===Free-reed===
[[File:Sneng ស្នែង in front of water buffalo horn.jpg|thumb|A Cambodian musical instrument called a [[Sneng]] ស្នែង, made from a cow's horn, sits in front of a [[water buffalo]] horn. The reed where the instrument is played is visible on the side of the horn.]]

*[[Sneng]] ({{langx|km|ស្នែង}}) - [[domestic buffalo|water buffalo]] or ox horn with a single free reed<sup>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110725130300/http://www.cambodianlivingarts.org/i/uploaded/Yim_Saing_playing_flute_large.jpg photo]</sup>
*[[Pey pok]] ({{langx|km|ប៉ីពក}}) - free-reed pipe<ref>{{cite web |url= https://sovichetlife.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/pei-or-and-pei-pok/amp/|title= ប៉ីអ និង ប៉ីពក [Poetry and Songs] |last= Sovichet |website= sovichetlifelwordpress.com|quote=ប៉ីពក (the name of the instrument in Khmer). <br>[https://sovichetlife.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/pei-pork.jpg?w=600 Image of pei pok]}}</ref><ref name="folkways">{{Cite AV media notes |title= Cambodia Traditional Music|year= 1979 |url= https://folkways-media.si.edu/liner_notes/folkways/FW04082.pdf |access-date=26 October 2018 |first= Chinary |last=Ung |series= Tribe Music, Folk Music, and Popular Dances, Ethnic Folkways Records FE 4082|volume=2 |page= 2|publisher=Ethnic Folkways Records |location=New York }}</ref><sup>[https://sovichetlife.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/pei-pork.jpg?w=600 photo]</sup>
*[[Ploy (musical instrument)|Ploy]] ({{langx|km|ព្លយខ្មែរ}}) (also called ''m'baut'')<!--isn't it "m'buat"?--> - mouth organ with gourd body and five to seven bamboo pipes; used by Mon-Khmer-speaking upland ethnic minorities
*[[Khaen|Ken]]/[[Khaen]] ({{langx|km|គែន}}) - free-reed mouth organ used in northwestern Cambodia
*[[Angkuoch]] ({{langx|km|អង្គួច}}) (also called ''kangkuoch'') - [[jaw harp]] made of bamboo or metal

===Quadruple Reed===

*[[File:Sralai player - Siem Reap.jpg|thumb|Sralai instrument, [[Siem Reap]], 2024]][[Sralai]] ({{langx|km|ស្រឡៃ}}) - quadruple-reed oboe
**Sralai toch ({{langx |km| ស្រឡៃតូច}}) - small quadruple-reed oboe
**Sralai thom ({{langx |km| ស្រឡៃធំ }})- large quadruple-reed oboe
*[[Pey au|Pey ar]] ({{langx|km|ប៉ីអៃ}}) (also spelled ''beyaw'', and also called ''bey prabauh'') - oboe with cylindrical bore

===Horns===

*[[Saing (musical instrument)|Saing]] - [[conch]] horn

===Other===

*[[Slek]] - tree leaf used as a wind instrument

==String==
[[Image:Sounds of Angkor (4).jpg|thumb|right|Various Cambodian string musical instruments at the "Sounds of Angkor" exhibition in Тheam's Gallery, Siem Reap, Cambodia.]]

===Bowed===

*[[Tro (instrument)|Tro]] ({{lang|km|ទ្រ}}) - fiddle
**[[Tro Khmer]] ({{lang |km |ទ្រ ខ្មែរ }}) - three-string vertical spike fiddle with coconut shell body; used in classical music
**[[Tro che]] ({{lang |km | ទ្រឆេ }}) - high-pitched two-string vertical fiddle, with face covered with snakeskin
**[[Tro sau toch]] ({{lang |km | ទ្រសោធំ តូច }}) - two-string vertical fiddle with hardwood body; used in classical music
**[[Tro sau thom]] ({{lang |km | ទ្រសោធំ }}) - two-string vertical fiddle with hardwood body; used in classical music
**[[Tro u]] (also spelled ''tro ou'') ({{lang |km |ទ្រអ៊ូ }}) - lower two-string vertical fiddle with a coconut shell body, with face covered with calfskin or snakeskin; used in classical music<sup>[http://www.lightfromheaven.org/graphics/troh1.jpg photo]</sup>

===Plucked===

*[[Chapei dong veng]] ({{lang|km|ចាប៉ីដងវែង}}) - plucked fretted lute
*[[Kong ring]] - bamboo [[tube zither]], can play thet drum's part
*[[Krapeu]] (also called ''takhe'') - crocodile-shaped fretted floor zither with three strings
*[[Kse diev]] ({{langx|km|ខ្សែដៀវ}}) or {{Transliteration|km|khse mhoy}} ({{langx|km|ខ្សែមួយ}}) - chest-resonated stick zither)<sup>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110725125828/http://cambodianlivingarts.org/i/uploaded/Sinat-at-Wat-Bo_large.jpg photo]</sup>
*[[Pin (harp)|Pin]] - Cambodian harp, ancient instrument reborn in modern times

===Struck===

*[[Khim]] ({{lang |km| ឃឹម }}) - [[hammered dulcimer]]

==Percussion==

===Drums===
[[Image:Sounds of Angkor (3).jpg|thumb|right|Various Cambodian drums at the "Sounds of Angkor" exhibition in Тheam's Gallery, Siem Reap, Cambodia.]]

*[[Sampho]] (សម្ភោរ)- barrel drum, played with the hands
*[[Skor (instrument)|Skor]] (also spelled ''sko'') - long skor drum
**[[Skor thom]] (ស្គរធំ)- pair of large barrel drums, played with sticks
**[[Skor yike]] (ស្គរយីកេ) - flat skor drum, played with hands and used in [[Yike]] dance drama
*[[Thon rammana|Thon]], [[Skor daey]] and skor arak - goblet-shaped drums, played with the hands<sup>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110725125905/http://www.cambodianlivingarts.org/i/uploaded/Master_Ieng_Sithul_playing_drum_large.jpg photo]</sup>
*[[Rumana (instrument)|Rumana]] - frame drum, played with the hands

===Gong chimes===
[[File:Khmer style gong.JPG|thumb|Instruments are (clockwise from front) gong chimes [[kong von thom]] and [[kong toch]], [[roneat ek]] xylophone, [[samphor]] drum, [[skor thom]] drum, [[sralai]] toch and thom oboes in glass case, [[ching (instrument)|ching]] or [[chap (instrument)|chap]] small cymbals (also in glass case), [[roneat dek]] metal xylophone, and [[roneat thung]] bamboo xylophone (half in edge of photo).]]

*[[Kong toch|Kong vong toch]] (also called ''kong toch'') - small gong circle
*[[Kong von thom|Kong vong thom]] (also called ''kong thom'') - large gong circle
*[[Khong mon|Kong mon]] (also called ''kong mon'') - small gong chime shaped curved

===Xylophone===
[[Roneat]] ({{ lang|km|រនាត}})- trough-resonated keyboard percussion instrument; generally played with two mallets and used in Khmer classical and theater music
**[[Roneat ek]] - smaller xylophone
**[[Roneat thung]] - larger xylophone
**[[Roneat dek]] - smaller metallophone
**[[Roneat thong]] larger metallophone; no longer used

===Gongs===
*[[Kong vong]] or [[kong thom]] ({{langx|km|គងធំ}}) - single suspended gong

===Clappers===
*[[Krap]] ({{ lang|km|ក្រាប់}}) - pair of flat bamboo or hardwood sticks

===Cymbals===
*[[Ching (musical instrument)|Ching]] ([[wikt:ឈិង|ឈិង]]) - pair of small cymbals used to mark time
*[[Chap (instrument)|Chap]]  - pair of flat cymbals

===Woodblocks===
*[[Pan (musical instrument)|Pan]] - woodblock
*[[Pellow (musical instrument)|Nay pay]] - pellow
*[[Kikman (musical instrument)|Sindang]] - small size woodblocks

==Occasions==
[[Image:Phnom-Penh-Danseuses du Roi se préparant à la danse..jpg|thumb|King's dancers accompanied by musicians before 1900]]
Traditional Cambodian musical instruments play a significant role in the Cambodian culture.<ref>May M. Ebihara, Carol Anne Mortland, Judy Ledgerwood. "Cambodian Culture Since 1975: Homeland and Exile". Cornell University Press, 1994</ref> These instruments are typically used during royal events, weddings, and festivals. For weddings and royal events, the musicians playing the instruments would wear traditional Cambodian attire. Just like the [[List of Chinese musical instruments#Playing contexts|Chinese]], with regard to playing context, there is no conductor in traditional Cambodian music because musicians generally learned and memorized how to play the instruments aurally. These instruments provide a sense of identity for the Cambodian people.

==See also==
*[[Music of Cambodia]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Musical instruments of Cambodia}}
*[http://www.istov.de/htmls/cambodia/cambodia_start.html The traditional music and instruments of Cambodia]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWX3S8Sjwjo Rebuilding the musical instruments of the ancient Khmer]. 26 February 2016. tuk-tuk.tv
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68PfplM3MNo Mysteries of the Khmer harp]. 9 April 2016. tuk-tuk.tv

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