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.
File:Sounds of Angkor (2).jpgVarious Cambodian woodwind and string musical instruments at the "Sounds of Angkor" exhibition in Тheam's Gallery, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Flute
Khloy (Template:Langx) - vertical duct flute made of bamboo, hardwood, or plastic, with buzzing membrane
Ploy (Template:Langx) (also called m'baut) - mouth organ with gourd body and five to seven bamboo pipes; used by Mon-Khmer-speaking upland ethnic minorities
File:Sounds of Angkor (4).jpgVarious Cambodian string musical instruments at the "Sounds of Angkor" exhibition in Тheam's Gallery, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Bowed
Tro (Script error: No such module "Lang".) - fiddle
Tro Khmer (Script error: No such module "Lang".) - three-string vertical spike fiddle with coconut shell body; used in classical music
Tro che (Script error: No such module "Lang".) - high-pitched two-string vertical fiddle, with face covered with snakeskin
Tro sau toch (Script error: No such module "Lang".) - two-string vertical fiddle with hardwood body; used in classical music
Tro sau thom (Script error: No such module "Lang".) - two-string vertical fiddle with hardwood body; used in classical music
Tro u (also spelled tro ou) (Script error: No such module "Lang".) - lower two-string vertical fiddle with a coconut shell body, with face covered with calfskin or snakeskin; used in classical musicphoto
Plucked
Chapei dong veng (Script error: No such module "Lang".) - plucked fretted lute
Kong vong toch (also called kong toch) - small gong circle
Kong vong thom (also called kong thom) - large gong circle
Kong mon (also called kong mon) - small gong chime shaped curved
Xylophone
Roneat (Script error: No such module "Lang".)- trough-resonated keyboard percussion instrument; generally played with two mallets and used in Khmer classical and theater music
Traditional Cambodian musical instruments play a significant role in the Cambodian culture.[3] 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 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.
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