Sralai
The sralai (
conical bore. The pinpeat instruments tune to the sralai's pitch, and the player must learn circular breathing to play continuously without stopping for breath.[1] The sralai is very similar in construction and playing technique to the Thai pi
.
See also
- Shehnai quadrupal-reed instrument used throughout the Indian subcontinent
References
- ^ a b c d e Sam, Sam-Ang. "Sralai "oboe"". umbc.edu. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
...wind instrument in the Pinn Peat ensemble. Its quadruple reed is made of palm leaf, and its body has a slightly conical bore...
- ISBN 9781134929771.
- ISBN 9781740520010.
External links
- Sound sample of the Thai equivalent (the pi).
- Sralai "oboe" page from Cambodian with Dr. Sam-Ang Sam, Ethnomusicology OnLine
- Sralai audio