Which are usually made of bamboo, are connected with a small. Hollowed-out hardwood reservoir into which air is blown.
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The khene is a mouth organ of Lao origin whose pipes, which are usually. Made of bamboo, are connected with a small, hollowed-out hardwood reservoir into which air is.
Blown, creating a sound similar to that of the violin. Today associated with the Lao people of Laos. And Isan, other similar instruments date back to the Bronze Age.
Characteristic of the khene is its free reed, which is made of brass or silver. Western free-reed instruments such as the harmonium, concertina, accordion, harmonica, and. Bandoneon, which were developed beginning in the 18th century from the Chinese sheng, a related. Instrument, a specimen of which had been carried to St.
The khene uses a pentatonic scale in one of two modes (thang sun and thang yao), each mode. The khaen has five different lai, or modes: Lai Yai (A C D E G), Lai Noi. (D F G A C), Lai Soutsanaen (G A C D E), Lai Po Sai (C D F G A), and Lai Soi (D E G A B). Isconsidered to be the oldest of the Lai Khaen and Lai Soutsanaen the Father of the Lai Khaen.
Khaen can be played as a solo instrument (Dio Khaen), as part of an ensemble (Ponglang). Or as an accompaniment to a Lao or Isan Folk Opera Singer mor lam.