The creation of Phrib Phree overture

Abstract

The music composition of Phrib Phree is aimed to be the overture of Phetchaburi Ratjabhat University’s Thai classical ensemble. It is inspired by the occassion that in 2021 Phetchaburi province has been accepted as member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in gastronomy, thanks to the province’s flavourful cooking ingredients: the famous toddy palm and its “sweet taste”, Baan Laem district’s sea salt and its “salty taste”, and the high-quality thin-skinned key limes and their “sour taste”. The researcher brought together these three savours and created a section of music for each of them: the first for sweetness, the second for saltiness, and the third for sourness. Four sets of slow-tempo Prob Khai drum pattern are played in each section. Each of the pieces contains different scales: Pieng-or Bon scales, Pieng-or Lang scales, and Chava scales, respectively.