Khong Wong Yai
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Classification | Percussion |
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Instrument famili | Gong |
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ID | 2494392 |
About Khong Wong Yai
The khong wong yai is a circle with gongs used in the music of Thailand. It has 16 tuned bossed gongs in a rattan frame and is played with two beaters. The player sits in the center of the circle. It is used in the piphat ensemble to provide the skeletal melody the other instruments of the elaborate ensemble.