Korphai Ensemble, Korphai or kor phai ( th, กอไผ่, , ) which literally means a 'bunch of
bamboo', is an
ensemble of traditional
Thai
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percussion music.
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( Austria)
It was established in the 1980s by
Anant Narkkong, the present musical director of the ensemble, who is a professor of
ethnomusicology
Ethnomusicology is the study of music from the cultural and social aspects of the people who make it. It encompasses distinct theoretical and methodical approaches that emphasize cultural, social, material, cognitive, biological, and other dim ...
and
composition at the Faculty of Music at
Silpakorn University.
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'' Diario Diplomatico Online'' ( Chile), retrieved 5 December 2007 He also airs a
radio program of Thai music at the
National Broadcasting Services of Thailand.
Music
The group plays Thai classical, or ''
piphat'', as well as Thai contemporary music. Throughout the past 20 years, Korphai has released a number of albums and performed in numerous public concerts in Thailand, including a performance with the
Bangkok Symphony Orchestra. The group has also performed abroad, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin.
[
The groups is also involved in the music used in ]Thai films
The cinema of Thailand dates back to the early days of filmmaking, when King Chulalongkorn's 1897 visit to Bern, Switzerland was recorded by François-Henri Lavancy-Clarke. The film was then brought to Bangkok, where it was exhibited. This sparke ...
, documentaries, theatres, plays, and festival presentations, such as "Thai Percussion Days 2004" in Vienna. Their music was used in the Thai films, '' The Legend of Suriyothai'' (2001)[ and '']The Overture
''The Overture'' ( th, โหมโรง or Hom rong) is a 2004 in film, 2004 Cinema of Thailand, Thai tragic-nostalgia musical film, music-Drama (film and television), drama film. A fictionalised account based on the life story of Thai palace ...
'' (2004). ''The Overture'' won Best Music with Kor Phai named as co-recipient in Star Entertainment Awards 2004 and Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards The Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards is a film award based in Thailand. It is given by the Bangkok Critics Assembly ( th, ชมรมวิจารณ์บันเทิง, ), an association of professional film critics, to local feature film pr ...
.
In 2005, at the concert dedicated to the 55th anniversary of Thai- Cambodian diplomatic relations at the Chaktomuk Theatre, the performance of the ensemble "won accolades from members of Cambodian royal family", ''Bangkok Post
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'' reported.
Discography
*2007 - ''Korphai : Bamboo Songs Bamboo Sounds''
*2004 - '' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: The Overture''[''Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: The Overture'', liner notes]
*2003 - ''Homrak Hom Rong'' (''The Delightful Overture'') (Label: Nong Taprachan)ThaiCDexpress.com - Complete Thai Entertainment Online Store!, Thai CD, Thai VCD, Thai Movies, Thai Music, World Wide Delivery
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* ''Ratree Pradap Dao''
Awards
Korphai Music Genres
1. Traditional Thai Music: Piphat, Mahoree, Kruangsai
Ancient repertoire and selected compositions from famous Thai composers.
2. Folk-Pop music
Variety of songs; ranging from Thai folks to international popular music.
3. Fusion Jazz music
Variety of Thai songs rearranged in fusion style.
4. Asian-mix
Musics of Southeast Asian; rearranged in flexible performance style including stage movements.
5. Experimental music
Improvisations & Compositions from modern Thai composers plus multi-media presentations.
6. Theatre Music / Film Music
Korphai musicians
References
External links
at the Cultural Projects Factory
"Korphai Colourful Thai Percussion"
Electroacoustic piece
{Dead link, date=February 2020 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes at the Mahidol University library. Commission by Patravadi Theatre, Live Premiere at Konzerthaus Wien, Austria in 2004 by Korphai Ensemble
Thai musical groups