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| Percussion instrument | |
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| Other names | Burmese xylophone |
| Classification | Percussion instrument |
| Developed | Before 1479 |
| Related instruments | |
| Ranat ek, Roneat ek | |
| More articles or information | |
| Music of Myanmar | |
The pattala (Burmese: ပတ္တလား patta.la:, Burmese pronunciation: [pattəlá]; Mon: ဗာတ် ကလာ) is a Burmese xylophone, consisting of 24 bamboo slats called ywet (ရွက်) or asan (အဆံ) suspended over a boat-shaped resonating chamber.[1][2] It is played with two padded mallets.[1][2] The pattala is tuned similar to the diatonic scale.[1]
In modern days, classical Burmese chamber music is accompanied by either the pattala or the saung (the Burmese harp), both of which are capable of performing a harmonic countermelody.[3] The pattala is also a key instrument in the Burmese ensemble orchestra, the hsaing waing.[4] The pattala is also prominently featured in Burmese drama, anyeint.[5]
- ^ a b c 簡約雍容狂野. 國立傳統藝術中心. 2006. pp. 112–113. ISBN 9789860059182.
- ^ a b A Description of the Burmese Empire. Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. 1833. pp. 128.
- ^ Rice, Timothy (2011). Ethnomusicological Encounters with Music and Musicians. Ashgate Publishing. p. 185. ISBN 9781409434023.
- ^ Brandon, James R. (2009). Theatre in Southeast Asia. Harvard University Press. p. 127. ISBN 9780674028746.
- ^ "Musical Instruments - Xylophone (Pattala)". Union of Myanmar Ministry of Hotels and Tourism. 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2013.