The pin ( km, ពិណ, ) is a Cambodian harp, one of the most historically important instruments in
Cambodian music. The instrument went extinct 1500s, and is now being restored in modern times. Its historical importance is emphasized by the very name for Cambodian classical music, ''
pinpeat
The ''Pinpeat'' ( km, ពិណពាទ្យ, ) is the largest Khmer traditional musical ensemble. It has performed the ceremonial music of the royal courts and temples of Cambodia since ancient times. The orchestra consists of approximately ni ...
'' (Khmer: ពិណពាទ្យ). After the pin was no longer being used, Cambodians continued to use the instrument's name for classical music into the present era. When the pin was no longer being used, the tonal range of other instruments was expanded, possibly to compensate.
Burmese ''
saung gauk
The ''saung'' ( Burmese: စောင်း, MLCTS caung: ; also known as the ''saung-gauk'' ( စောင်းကောက်), Burmese harp, Burma harp, or Myanmar harp), is an arched harp used in traditional Burmese music. The saung is ...
'' and ''
roneats'' had more keys for the chromatic scale and the number of gongs in the ''
kong von thom
The kong von thom or ''kong thom'' ( km, គងធំ) plays a melodic line in the Cambodian '' pinpeat'' ensemble almost identical to that of the roneat thung (large xylophone). The ''kong thom'' dwells more steadily on the pulse without pullin ...
'' and ''
kong toch
The ''kong vong toch'' ( km, គងវង់តូច or kong touch km, គងតូច) is a number of gongs that are attached to a circle-shaped rack, closely resembling its larger relative, the kong thom. Both instruments belong to the percus ...
'' "more than doubled in number since the musician depicted on the Angkorian carvings."
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Etymology
The word ''pin'' (ពិណ) derived from the Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...
word '' veena/ vina'' (वीणा). This musical instrument gave the name to Cambodian
Cambodian usually refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Cambodia
** Cambodian people (or Khmer people)
** Cambodian language (or Khmer language)
** For citizens and nationals of Cambodia, see Demographics of Cambodia
** Fo ...
traditional musical ensemble known as ''pinpeat
The ''Pinpeat'' ( km, ពិណពាទ្យ, ) is the largest Khmer traditional musical ensemble. It has p