Thon and rammana
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The thon and rammana (Khmer: ស្គរថូននិងស្គររមនា; Thai: โทนรำมะนา, pronounced [tʰoːn ram.ma.naː]) are hand drums played as a pair in Khmer and Thai classical music. It consists of two drums: the thon (Khmer: ស្គរថូន;Thai: โทน), a goblet drum with a ceramic or wooden body and the rammana (Khmer: ស្គររមនា;Thai: รำมะนา), a small rebana-typed frame drum or tambourine. They are used usually in the Mohaori ensemble in Cambodia[1][2] and khruang sai ensemble in Thailand. The thon gives a low pitch and the rammana gives a high pitch. Earlier in the 20th century, the thon and rammana were sometimes played separately.
A thon (left) and rammana (right) | |
| Classification | Percussion (Membranophone) |
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See also
- Skor daey, article compares Cambodian goblet drums
- Traditional Thai musical instruments
- Cambodian folk and classical music, mohori
