The roles and responsibilities of Culture Music Ja-Pey in The Kingdom of Cambodia.

Abstract

          The research article entitled The roles and responsibilities of Culture Music Ja-Pey in The Kingdom of Cambodia", was partially conducted as a part of the doctoral thesis, Department of Music, Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Khon Kaen University. The researcher was interested in the content of music culture "Ja-Pey". The objectives of this study were1) to study the roles and duties of music culture called Ja-Pey in the Kingdom of Cambodia, and 2) the roles and duties of Ja-Pey in Ja-Reang culture in the Kingdom of Cambodia. The results of the research revealed that:
          1. Ja-Pey has been used to play in various ensembles in each Cambodian ritual, with
4 ensembles appearing as follows: (1) R-Koon ensemble. R-Koon ensemble is considered to be a ritual for offering the banquet of angels. It is also known as the ceremony of entering the royal guard or a ceremony of worship. (2) Kran Bo Ran or a wedding ceremony for the Khmer people. (3) Mahowri or the music played in general auspicious ceremonies such as housewarming and ordination. Sometimes, it is used as background music in many auspicious ceremonies. (4) Phra Bit or an important song used in the ceremony to summon the spirit of the royal King
          2. The roles of Ja-Pey in the arrangement culture is to represent rhythmically different stories in the Khmer language along with alternating strum. Ja-Pey has been played along with the narratives and has been adjusted to match the content of the story. The musicians will play fast and loud rhythm when mentioning the excitement of the narrative. The sad content in any episode will be played at a slower pace, alternating with singing to make a melody. There will be singing along the specific type of the song called "Pak-Jaey" which is played before the narratives. Ja-Pey will be consistently performed with the Ja-Reang until the songs' end. The singers will repeat the tune signifying the complete story of "Ja-Reang, Ja-Pey".