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The ''thon and rammana'' ( th, โทนรำมะนา, ) are
hand drum A hand drum is any type of drum that is typically played with the bare hand rather than a stick, mallet, hammer, or other type of beater. Types The following descriptions allude to traditional versions of the drums. Modern synthetic versions are a ...
s played as a pair in Thai classical music. It consists of two drums: the ''thon'' (โทน), a
goblet drum The goblet drum (also chalice drum, tarabuka, tarabaki, darbuka, darabuka, derbake, debuka, doumbek, dumbec, dumbeg, dumbelek, toumperleki, tumbak, or zerbaghali; arz, دربوكة / Romanized: ) is a single-head membranophone with a goblet-s ...
with a ceramic or wooden body and the ''
rammana The ''thon and rammana'' ( th, โทนรำมะนา, ) are hand drums played as a pair in Thai classical music. It consists of two drums: the ''thon'' (โทน), a goblet drum with a ceramic or wooden body and the ''rammana'' (รำมà ...
'' (รำมะนา), a small rebana-typed
frame drum A frame drum is a drum that has a drumhead width greater than its depth. It is one of the most ancient musical instruments, and perhaps the first drum to be invented. It has a single drumhead that is usually made of rawhide, but man-made mat ...
or
tambourine The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zills". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though ...
. They are used usually in the ''
khruang sai ''Wong khrueang sai'' ( th, วงเครื่องสาย, , literally "string ensemble") is a musical ensemble in Music of Thailand, Thai classical music which consists primarily of string instruments. A typical ''khrueang sai'' ensemble fe ...
'' ensemble. The ''thon'' gives a low pitch and the ''rammana'' gives a high pitch. Earlier in the 20th century, the ''thon'' and ''rammana'' were sometimes played separately. The instruments are also used in Cambodian music in the mohori ensemble.


See also

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Skor daey The skor daey (ស្គរដៃ "hand drum" or "clay drum") is a short goblet drum from Cambodia, approximately 40 centimeters tall and 15 centimeters wide at the top. There are two common goblet drums there, the skor chhaiyam (Khmer: ស០...
, article compares Cambodian goblet drums *
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 ...
* Cambodian folk and classical music, mohori


References


External links


''Thon and rammana'' pageUNESCO document, Traditional Musical Instruments of Cambodia. PDF.
Thai musical instruments Cambodian musical instruments Hand drums Goblet-shaped drums {{Membranophone-instrument-stub th:โทน