ROYAL HONOURING MUSIC COMPOSITION: PHRA MAE YOO HAU KHONG PHAN DIN

Abstract

     This research study on royal honouring music composition: Phra Mae Yoo Hua Khong Phan Din, aims to create knowledge about the composition of Phra Mae Yoo Hua Khong Phan Din and to create works on Thai musical instruments in the Phra Mae Yoo Hua Khong Phan Din. A qualitative research methodology was used for studying documentary data and interviewing experts in the field of music. The results showed that the royal biography of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, Queen Mother, performed royal duties classified into six areas, namely national security, health and social work, environment and natural resource conservation, arts and crafts, education, and cultural arts. The composing methods are based on the principles of Thai composing that convey the song of auspiciousness and various periods of royal history using musical tactics to describe the story. The melody is divided into four parts, totalling nine songs, namely Raek Yaem; 3 verses of the royal history songs (verse 1: the voice of the mother, verse 2: Phae Thai Phong, verse 3: Chon Saab Sueng); 6 songs of royal duty including Dan Din, Jeb Khai Rak Sa, A Nu Rak, Sueb Silp, Din Sor, Mo Ra Dok; and the last part is the hymn, such as Phra Mae Yoo Hua Khong Phan Din song. There are three styles of composing methods: the first style, bringing some of the roots of some songs as a symbolic melody; the second style, the invocation of royal songs; and the final style is automatically composed of the imagination according to the royal duties. The band used to play these Pipad Mai Nuam and contemporary applied ensemble.