The THE HISTORY AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THAI POPULAR SINGING DURING 1925 - 1967
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Thai popular singing is a musical activity that is very popular in Thailand. Especially the singing that comes from the songs of Suntraporn band and luk-krung style. These songsare continually being re-recorded for sale. Until today, these songs are used as main elements in television singing competitions. This article therefore presents synthetic data on three main principles, namely (1)the history of singing in Thailand before 1967 to create an understanding of the source and development of singing in Thailand, which has led to the singing of Thai popular songs; (2) the history of Thai popular singing during 1925 – 1967, which presents the timeline of the phenomenon of singing through the entertainment business and government administration policies that led to the popularity of Western-style Thai music among Thai people at that time; and (3) the characteristics of Thai popular singing during 1925 – 1967, which presents five characteristics, including the natural voice projection, the vibrato, the neumatic singing, the melismatic singing, and the interpretation and emotional expression. These data show the connection between Thai traditional singing and the influence of Western music entering Thailand that leads to Thai popular singing having characteristics, which is unique and different from the popular singing of the West and other nations. Because the characteristics of Thai popular singing during 1925 – 1967 came from the combination of singing skills in Western popular music and Thai culture and ways, such as language, expression, beliefs, ideas, etc.
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ลิขสิทธิ์บทความวิจัยที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์เผยแพร่ในวารสารมนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ วไลยอลงกรณ์ ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์ ถือเป็นกรรมสิทธิ์ของคณะมนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏวไลยอลงกรณ์ ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์ ห้ามนำข้อความทั้งหมดหรือบางส่วนไปพิมพ์ซ้ำ เว้นแต่จะได้รับอนุญาตจากมหาวิทยาลัยเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษร
ความรับผิดชอบ เนื้อหาต้นฉบับที่ปรากฏในวารสารมนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ วไลยอลงกรณ์ ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์ เป็นความรับผิดชอบของผู้นิพนธ์บทความหรือผู้เขียนเอง ทั้งนี้ไม่รวมความผิดพลาดอันเกิดจากเทคนิคการพิมพ์
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