Thai Classical Music Conducting in Sam Ran Dontri Klong Suite based on the Conducting Methods of Khru Prasit Thawon (National Artist of Thailand)

Abstract

This article objectives were to study the method of conducting a musical performance of the Maha Duriyangthai (the grand Thai classical music orchestra) following the guidelines of Khru Prasit Thawon. The research methodology involved data collection from three main resources, including documents, interviews, and participant observation. The research tools used were unstructured interview forms and participatory observation forms. Data analysis involved comparative analysis between data obtained from two groups of study participants: the primary data group comprising eight individuals and the Thai music experts group comprising three individuals. The obtained data will be used to perform a triangular quality check, which is 1) triangulation of data 2) triangulation of data collection methods.

            The research results found that Thai Classical Music Conducting in Sam Ran Dontri Klong by          Khru Prasit Thawon was a compulsory playing style for every song by has used to rhythm of the drum to connect the songs and change the rhythm of the song. The guidelines to playing was harmonious between musical instrument conduct melody and rhythmically musical instruments group. The adjustment to Thai Orchestra Kru Prasit Thaworn takes the method from the orchestra with the playing of the musical instrument take turns and to share the playing of each instrument both the stringed instruments and the gamelan. By emphasize the show idiom poem convey emotion and to adjust the sound to be loud, heavy, light, short, and long. The playing of the Sam Ran Dontri Klong has 3 methods of the playing was 1) Methods for starting a song include starting the song every instrument together. By The playing to any one instrument and the Starting a song using face overlay thythm. 2) The strategy to connect of the song consist of the connect of the song with drum rhythm, the linking songs with melodies, the welding by changing the drum rhythm. The strategy to the playing consist of the playing castors the rhythm, the playing steal the rhythm, the playing overlap the rhythm, the playing switching instrument, the playing all instruments simultaneously.