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1316:) emerged. While the roots of this genre lie in the pre-colonial court tradition, compositions from this genre gradually incorporated Western musical instruments (e.g., the piano, guitar, banjo, etc.) and foreign musical influences in terms of melody, tunings, and rhythm (e.g., harmony in thirds, accented rhythm in vocals), which did not adhere to the strict rules of the royal court musical tradition. From the 1920s to the 1940s, the introduction of recording technology created a sizable local market for 174: 917: 2487: 1746:
Burmese musicians use a "technique of interlocked fingering with both hands extending a single melodic line allowed for agogic embellishment, fleeting grace notes in syncopated spirals around a steady underlying beat found in the bell and clapper time keepers." This playing technique is based on the
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has faced challenges with preservation. The oral tradition remains the primary mode of musical transmission. In the 1990s, the Burmese government, under the Ministry of Information, began to standardise and notate the entire repertoire of classical Burmese music. However, this approach has been
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is generally organised into songs by genre based on varying tuning methods, rhythmic patterns, frequently used melodies, preludes and postludes, as follows:
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songs continue to be played during Buddhist rituals, weddings, and public festivals, and performers frequently appear on state-run television shows.
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songs constitute a minor genre, and are characteristically sharp and active, with fast, short rhythms. These songs are always followed by
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The oldest extant song anthology was compiled c. 1788 by the Monywe Sayadaw (1766-1834), and comprises 166 sets of song texts. Several
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From the 1910s to the 1950s, with the advent of British colonial rule in Burma, a new genre of traditional music, variously called
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songs, which literally means "string," were used as repertoire to teach traditional classical singing and the
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genre in modern-day Myanmar has declined significantly with the advent of popular music. Some songs in the
1562: 1230:), composed by a Konbaung princess to persuade her husband to return to her side, was composed after 1838. 286: 261: 1781:) includes a selection of 169 songs, standardised and published in three volumes between 1954 and 1961 by 933: 896: 886: 901: 891: 866: 528: 2565: 1113:, have variously been dated to the late Toungoo period (1531-1752). The "Three Barge Songs" include " 1793:
as the official anthology for teaching Burmese classical music. This anthology is also used for the
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Lu, Hsin-chun Tasaw (2009). "The Burmese Classical Music Tradition: An Introduction".
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songs has also been adapted in more modern compositions, such as "Auspicious Song" (
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songs traditionally performed at equestrian, martial arts, and archery events.
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evolved into a single style from Pyu, Mon, and Burman musical traditions. The
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Garfias, Robert (2004). "Review of Mahagitá: Harp and Vocal Music of Burma".
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genre are the "Three Barge Songs," which describe a king's passage up the
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songs, which are plaintive songs, date to the 1800s; the earliest song, "
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songs are sung by a vocalist who controls the metric cycle by playing a
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publishes multi-volume written compilation of songs from this genre.
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Burma's pop music industry : creators, distributors, censors
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anthology, the songs are grouped into 4 categories are known as
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also incorporates musical traditions of conquered kingdoms; the
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corpus remain staples for various traditional ceremonies. A
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anthologies exist, including an 1849 anthology compiled by
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songs are considered to constitute the oldest parts of the
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songs honor the Buddha or the king as a protector of the
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repertoire, serving as the main court music before the
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anthology is based on an earlier anthology, entitled
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song called "Aura of Immeasurable Auspiciousness" (
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State-run 16:Complete body of Burmese classical songs 2460: 2432: 2226: 2127:"Kit Young: Conference on the Mahagita" 2029: 1961:Mahagita: Harp and Vocal Music of Burma 1050: 2558: 2456: 2454: 2428: 2426: 2424: 2398: 2396: 2394: 2392: 2366: 2364: 2362: 2360: 2358: 2356: 2336: 2334: 2499: 2315: 2311: 2309: 2307: 2305: 2175: 2171: 2169: 2167: 1923:" in Western weddings). The style of 1147:), played when the barge makes port. 1123:) played as the barge is towed out; " 2463:"The Burmese Piano Music of U Ko Ko" 2372:"Traditional artists face the music" 2340: 2222: 2220: 2218: 2216: 2214: 2202:"Burmese Folk and Traditional Music" 2165: 2163: 2161: 2159: 2157: 2155: 2153: 2151: 2149: 2147: 2094: 2092: 2090: 2088: 2025: 2023: 2021: 1995: 1993: 1991: 1989: 1795:National Performing Arts Competition 1043:songs are based on the songs of the 2485: 2451: 2421: 2389: 2353: 2331: 2325:The Journal of Sophia Asian Studies 1888: 307:State Peace and Development Council 13: 2571:Classical and art music traditions 2302: 2098: 1700: 1528:. The remaining 2 tuning methods, 14: 2582: 2402: 2211: 2144: 2085: 2018: 1986: 1864:သီချင်းခေါင်းစဉ်ပုဒ်ရေးမှတ်စုတော် 1771:The national anthology, known as 997:), also rendered into Burmese as 2433:Webster, Jonathan (2013-07-13). 2207:. Ethnic Folkways Library. 1953. 1859:Thachin Gaungzin Potye Hmatsudaw 915: 172: 2527: 2479: 2277: 1198:songs were popular in the late 2461:Garfias, Robert (1995-11-05). 2343:"မဟာဂီတကမ္ဘာသို့ အလည်တစ်ခေါက်" 2259: 2194: 2119: 2050: 1871:, and an 1881 anthology named 1766: 1352: 1324:completed the first volume of 1: 2227:Douglas, Gavin (2007-01-11). 1979: 1954: 1913:Ataing Mathi Mingala Awba Bwe 1170: 1107: 2316:Inoue, Sayuri (2014-12-01). 2176:Ching, Tan Li (2008-07-29). 2057:MacLachlan, Heather (2011). 1857:and another 1870 anthology, 1801:) held annually in October. 1747:two-mallet technique of the 1153:songs honor the king, while 262:Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom 7: 1967: 1820: 1783:Burmese Ministry of Culture 1688: 1539: 1505: 1209: 1187: 1156: 1065: 897:National Library of Myanmar 887:National Museum (Naypyidaw) 317:2011–2015 political reforms 10: 2587: 2233:Senri Ethnological Reports 1165:. Both genres date to the 1094:. The oldest songs of the 1018: 902:National Theatre of Yangon 1947: 1929: 1908:အတိုင်းမသိမင်္ဂလာသြဘာဘွဲ့ 1907: 1881:), compiled by U Yauk in 1877: 1863: 1842: 1814: 1777: 1722: 1673: 1661: 1649: 1637: 1627: 1615: 1601: 1584: 1567: 1553: 1512: 1490: 1478: 1466: 1454: 1442: 1430: 1418: 1406: 1394: 1382: 1370: 1296: 1270: 1244: 1226: 1143: 1129: 1119: 1008: 978: 970: 142: 137: 96: 65: 57: 51: 40: 32: 26: 21: 2516:(in Burmese). 2019-02-02 1806:Naingngandaw Mu Mahagita 1791:Naingngandaw Mu Mahagita 1773:Naingngandaw Mu Mahagita 1078:. The earliest genre of 892:National Museum (Yangon) 2289:Ministry of Information 1347:Western notation system 1336:Modern-day preservation 1322:Ministry of Information 1082:songs date to the late 390:Twelve Auspicious Rites 2486:အမာ, လူထုဒေါ် (1989). 2182:scholarbank.nus.edu.sg 1893:The popularity of the 1843:ဒေဝဣန္ဒာမောင်မောင်ကြီး 1697:(mid-to-late 1800s). 1653:) - double-headed drum 1234:Colonial era evolution 1873:Mahagita Myedani Kyan 563:Burmese folk religion 534:Traditional festivals 2101:Fontes Artis Musicae 1855:Myawaddy Mingyi U Sa 1641:) - bell and clapper 1619:) - double-reed oboe 1178:Myawaddy Mingyi U Sa 1051:Pre-colonial origins 827:World Heritage Sites 255:First Toungoo Empire 2347:Myanmar News Agency 1919:(analogous to the " 1835:purifying the songs 1778:နိုင်ငံတော်မူမဟာဂီတ 1536:, are now extinct. 690:and performing arts 287:Japanese occupation 240:Hanthawaddy Kingdom 97:Typical instruments 1222:Sein Chu Kya Naung 1137:is underway; and " 922:Myanmar portal 297:Socialist 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Index

Pali
Pyu
Burmese
Mon
Ayutthayan
Saung
pattala
hne
fiddle
piano
drums
Music of Myanmar
a series
Culture of Myanmar

History
Prehistory
Pyu city-states
Thaton Kingdom
Pagan Kingdom
Myinsaing Kingdom
Pinya Kingdom
Sagaing Kingdom
Kingdom of Ava
Prome Kingdom
Hanthawaddy Kingdom
Kingdom of Mrauk U
Toungoo dynasty
First Toungoo Empire
Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom

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