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    Malaysian music is influenced by multiple ethnic groups and neighboring countries. It is largely based around percussion instruments and includes classical and folk music traditions as well as syncretic styles that blend local and foreign influences. Some important musical genres are agung and kulintang ensembles, kertok xylophone music, and dikir barat competitive singing. Malaysia's diverse population and history of trade and colonization have contributed to its rich musical heritage.

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    The Music of Malaysia

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    Malaysian music is influenced by multiple ethnic groups and neighboring countries. It is largely based around percussion instruments and includes classical and folk music traditions as well as syncretic styles that blend local and foreign influences. Some important musical genres are agung and kulintang ensembles, kertok xylophone music, and dikir barat competitive singing. Malaysia's diverse population and history of trade and colonization have contributed to its rich musical heritage.

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    Malaysian music is influenced by multiple ethnic groups and neighboring countries. It is largely based around percussion instruments and includes classical and folk music traditions as well as syncretic styles that blend local and foreign influences. Some important musical genres are agung and kulintang ensembles, kertok xylophone music, and dikir barat competitive singing. Malaysia's diverse population and history of trade and colonization have contributed to its rich musical heritage.

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    The Music of Malaysia

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    Malaysian music is influenced by multiple ethnic groups and neighboring countries. It is largely based around percussion instruments and includes classical and folk music traditions as well as syncretic styles that blend local and foreign influences. Some important musical genres are agung and kulintang ensembles, kertok xylophone music, and dikir barat competitive singing. Malaysia's diverse population and history of trade and colonization have contributed to its rich musical heritage.

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    MUSIC OF

    MALAYSIA
    MALAYSIA’S FLAG
    MALAYSIA
    • a constitutional
    monarchy in Southeast
    Asia
    • Is multi-ethnic and
    multi-cultural, which
    plays a large role in
    developing their culture
    TWO REGIONS OF MALAYSIA

    WEST MALAYSIA - also known as Peninsular Malaysia

    EAST MALAYSIA - consists of thirteen states


    and three federal territories. Chinese
    and Indian cultural influences made their
    mark when trade began in the country.
    Trading also increased when immigrants
    flocked to Malaysia
    MULTI-RACIAL GROUPS THAT INFLUENCED
    MALAYSIA’S MUSIC GENRE
    • MALAY • DAYAK
    • CHINESE • KADAZANDUSUN
    • INDIAN • EURASIANS
    • IBAN
    Malasian music is largely
    based around percussion
    instruments. It has multi-cultural
    influence and is believed to have
    originated in the Kelantan-Pattani
    region with a mixture of Indian,
    Chinese, Thailand, and Indonesian
    influences
    TWO TYPES OF MALAYSIA’S MUSIC

    • CLASSICAL and FOLK MUSIC emerged during the


    pre-colonial period and still exists in the form of
    vocal, dance, and theatrical music.
    • SYNCRETIC or ACCULTURATED MUSIC
    developed during the post-
    Potuguese period (16th century). It
    contains elements from both local
    music and foreign elements of
    Arabian, Persian, Indian, Chinese,
    and Western musical and
    theatrical sources
    MALAYSIAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

    Musical instruments of Malaysia are greatly


    associated with their culture and roots. Due to
    colonization, the stages of development of Malaysian
    instruments are great. They share some common
    features with Indian musical instruments are great.
    They share some common features with
    Indian musical instruments. After the
    colonization of Malaysia by the British,
    the musical develment was influenced by
    Western music.
    MUSICAL
    ENSEMBLES AND
    TYPES OF
    PERFORMANCES
    IN MALAYSIA
    AGUNG AND KULINTANG

    This is a gong-based musical ensemble


    commonly used in funerals and weddings in East
    Malaysia. This type of ensemble is similar to the
    kulintang of the Philippines, Brunei, and Indonesia.
    KERTOK

    This is a musical ensemble from the Malay


    Peninsula that consists of xylophones played swiftly
    and rhythmically in traditional Malay functions.
    DIKIR BARAT

    This is a type of musical form that is important


    to Malaysia’s national culture. It is performed by
    singing in groups and often in a competitive manner
    usually with percussion instrumental accompaniment or
    sometimes without instruments at all.
    SILAT MELAYU

    This is a form of martial art that is similar to t’ai


    chi. It originated in the Malay Peninsula since the
    Christian Era and is a mixture of martial arts, dance,
    and music usually accompanied by gongs, drums, and
    Indian oboes.
    QUIZ
    1 Also known as Peninsular Malaysia
    2 Malaysian music is largely based
    around ______
    3-5 Give 3 multi-racial groups
    that influenced Malaysia’s
    music genre
    6 This is a musical ensemble from the
    Malay Peninsula that consists of
    xylophones played swiftly and
    rhythmically in traditional
    Malay functions.
    7 It is a constitutional monarchy in
    Southeast Asia
    8 It is performed by singing in
    groups and often in a competitive
    manner usually with percussion
    instrumental accompaniment
    or sometimes without
    instruments at all.
    9 This is a form of martial art that is
    similar to t’ai chi.
    10 _____ consists of thirteen states
    and three federal territories
    ANSWER
    1 West Malaysia

    2 Percussion Instruments
    • MALAY
    3-5
    • CHINESE
    • INDIAN
    • IBAN
    • DAYAK
    • KADAZANDUSUN
    • EURASIANS
    6 Kertok

    7 Malaysia

    8 Dikir Barat

    9 Silat Melayu

    10 East Malaysia

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