Category:Pi (instrument)

pi 

quadruple reed oboes of Thailand
Upload media
Wikipedia
Subclass of	quadruple reed instrument
Country of origin	Thailand
Has use	piphat
Authority file  Q1760502 Library of Congress authority ID: sh93005470 National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007534654705171 Reasonator Scholia Wikidocumentaries PetScan statistics WikiMap Locator tool KML file Search depicted

Pi (Thai: ปี่, pronounced [pìː]) is the generic term for any of a variety of en:quadruple reed oboes used in the traditional music of Thailand, piphat. It is very similar in construction and playing technique to the Cambodian Sralai [, pey pok, and Pey au ].

Variations

• Pi nok (ปี่นอก) ——– smallest among pi nok, klang, and nai. It has been played since the ancient times.
• Pi klang (ปี่กลาง)
• Pi nai (ปี่ใน) ———– (41–42×4.5 cm) is commonly seen in en:Thai literature such as Phra Aphai Mani.
• Pi chanai (ปี่ไฉน) — The pi chanai is pi song thon (ปี่สองท่อน, pi that consists of two parts). The body part is called lao pi (เลาปี่), the mouthpiece part is called "lamphong" (ลำโพง). Both parts are made from wood or ivory. It is presumed that the Thais obtained this musical influence from India due to its similarity to the Indian shehnai. Pi have been used in Thai since the Sukhothai period. At present, it is played together with the pi chawa in parades and in concerts.
• Pi chawa (ปี่ชวา) —— The pi chawa is pi song thon (ปี่สองท่อน, pi that consist of two parts) like the pi chanai, but longer. It is made from wood or ivory. It is presumed Thais took on introducing the pi chawa as same time as the klong khaek. From some evidence, they used pi chawa in Krabuan Phayuhayattra (กระบวนพยุหยาตรา, military march) in the pre-Ayutthaya period. The pi chawa today is used mostly during funeral rites.
• Pi mon (ปี่มอญ) —— The pi mon is pi song thon (ปี่สองท่อน, pi that consist of two parts) like pi chawa but greater. Lao pi (เลาปี่, the body of pi) is made from wood. Lamphong (ลำโพง, the mouth of pi) is made from metal. The pi mon is played usually in the Piphat mon ensemble or in the old called pi phat raman ensemble.
• Pi nae (ปี่แน) ——— the northern Thai equivalent of the Burmese Hne. It is often played in ensembles in northern Thailand that are similar to the piphat, piphat mon, and Hsaing waing traditions.

An entirely different instrument, a bamboo free reed pipe called pi chum (ปี่จุม), is used by the en:Lan Na of Northern Thailand.

• Pi chum (ปี่จุม) —— a musical instrument from northern Thailand. It is like an oboe.^[1] It is found in the provinces of Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun and Lampang. People play a pi chum for their activity.^[2] The word "chum" in Thai means "group", so when people play a pi chum, they play as a group.

References

1. ↑ (1 February 2013) The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Routledge ISBN: 9781136095948.
2. ↑ Pi so or pi chum. www.asza.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-09. Retrieved on 2015-11-22.

— English Wikipedia article "en:Pi (instrument)"