Themes of Sor Pa Ma for String Ensemble

Abstract

“The Composition of ‘Sor Pa Ma’ Themes for String Ensemble” is a research project whose purpose is aiming to recreate an old traditional piece of music for contemporary listeners. Loosely based and inspired by the old theme called Sor Pa Ma, the songs were rearranged and composed mainly not for a conservational purpose but public performance. The outputs comprise of two pieces. The first one is ‘Change.’ It is served as an artistic demonstration of the metaphorical notion of transformation and diversity. The second is ‘Reflection.’ Its uniqueness lies on the fact that its concept of composition is based on the original theme’s rhyme. These two songs last for 9 minutes. They had been performed for public audiences at the panel of the 1^st National Conference on Musicology and Visual Arts, held in Rajabhat Chiangrai University on the 21^st and 22^nd December 2018.