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''Ranat'' ( th, ระนาด, , also spelled ''ranad'' or ''ranaat'') is the generic name for keyboard percussion instruments used in the music of Thailand. The bars of the various types of ''ranat'' may be made from
''Ranat'' ( th, ระนาด, , also spelled ''ranad'' or ''ranaat'') is the generic name for keyboard percussion instruments used in the music of Thailand. The bars of the various types of ''ranat'' may be made from hardwood
Hardwood is wood from dicot trees. These are usually found in broad-leaved temperate and tropical forests. In temperate and boreal latitudes they are mostly deciduous, but in tropics and subtropics mostly evergreen. Hardwood (which comes fro ...
or bamboo
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('' ranat ek'' and ''ranat thum
The ''ranat thum'' ( th, ระนาดทุ้ม, ) is a low pitched xylophone used in the music of Thailand. It has 18 wooden keys, which are stretched over a boat-shaped trough resonator. Its shape looks like a ''ranat ek'', but it is lowe ...
'' ), metal ('' ranat ek lek'' and '' ranat thum lek'' ), or, much more rarely, glass (''ranat kaeo
The ''ranat kaeo'' ( th, ระนาดแก้ว, ) is a crystallophone consisting of struck glass bars of varying length, used in the classical music of Thailand. It is usually played with a soft padded mallet.
Related instruments
*Xylophone ...
'' ).
The earliest known description of ''ranat'' in Thailand was written in 19th century (1826 AD), an instrument probably of Burmese origin ( pattala) focusing on the foot of the pattala Phanat (ဖိနပ်, lit. "shoes").See also
* Ranat ek *Ranat thum
The ''ranat thum'' ( th, ระนาดทุ้ม, ) is a low pitched xylophone used in the music of Thailand. It has 18 wooden keys, which are stretched over a boat-shaped trough resonator. Its shape looks like a ''ranat ek'', but it is lowe ...
* Ranat ek lek
* Ranat thum lek
*Ranat kaeo
The ''ranat kaeo'' ( th, ระนาดแก้ว, ) is a crystallophone consisting of struck glass bars of varying length, used in the classical music of Thailand. It is usually played with a soft padded mallet.
Related instruments
*Xylophone ...
* Bong lang
*Traditional Thai musical instruments
Traditional Thai musical instruments ( th, เครื่องดนตรีไทย, ) are the musical instruments used in the traditional and classical music of Thailand. They comprise a wide range of wind, string, and percussion instruments ...
References
External links
*http://www.culture.go.th/research/musical/html/en_musical_central.php?musical=ranad_ek *http://www.thaikids.com/ranad/direct1.htm *http://nugranad.org/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Ranat (Musical Instrument) Keyboard percussion instruments Thai musical instruments