Skor yeam

Thai taphon mon drum, very similar to the skor yeam.

The skor yeam also known as the skor pheary and skor chey is a Cambodian base drum, similar in shape to the skor samphor, but much larger.[1] The drums are ancient in origin, used originally in war to "beat command signals" or gather soldiers together.[1] Where the samphor is hand-played, the skor yeam is played with a drumstick.[1] The instrument is similar in size and shape to the Thai taphon mon.

As the "skor yeam" the drum was played in Cambodian "Tom Ming" music, played at funerals.[1] As the skor pheary or skor peiry, the instrument was used in monasteries, much as the bells in Catholic monasteries, signaling times for prayer and religious services.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Khean, Yun; Dorivan, Keo; Lina, Y; Lenna, Mao. Traditional Musical Instruments of Cambodia (PDF). Kingdom of Cambodia: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. p. 243.
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