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The ''pey au'' (sometimes spelled ''pei au'' or ''pei ar'') (Khmer: αααΈα’) is a Cambodian musical instrument, similar to a flute but using a set of double reeds to produce sound.
The instrument uses an external reed, cut from a prebos tree and flattened with small strips of ratan. The bundle is insterted into a hold at the top of the flute part of the instrument, creating a mouthpiece. The instrument's body is made of "narrow bore bamboo", narrower than that used for the '' khloy'' vertical flute and '' pey pok''. The instrument gives the pitch to be used in aareak and phleng kar wedding orchestras. Pitches are not standardized in Cambodia, although the spaces between pitches is. The instrument is ancient and predates the
The ''pey au'' (sometimes spelled ''pei au'' or ''pei ar'') (Khmer: αααΈα’) is a Cambodian musical instrument, similar to a flute but using a set of double reeds to produce sound.
The instrument uses an external reed, cut from a prebos tree and flattened with small strips of ratan. The bundle is insterted into a hold at the top of the flute part of the instrument, creating a mouthpiece. The instrument's body is made of "narrow bore bamboo", narrower than that used for the '' khloy'' vertical flute and '' pey pok''. The instrument gives the pitch to be used in aareak and phleng kar wedding orchestras. Pitches are not standardized in Cambodia, although the spaces between pitches is. The instrument is ancient and predates the Angkor
Angkor ( km, α’αααα , 'Capital city'), also known as Yasodharapura ( km, ααααααα»αα; sa, ΰ€―ΰ€Άΰ₯ΰ€§ΰ€°ΰ€ͺΰ₯ΰ€°),Headly, Robert K.; Chhor, Kylin; Lim, Lam Kheng; Kheang, Lim Hak; Chun, Chen. 1977. ''Cambodian-Engl ...
(9thβ15th centuries A.D.), and has played with the aareak and aapeapipa orchestras for as long.
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