The The Music Composition: Homrong Narittaya Burapha

Abstract

This academic article presents the process of creating a Thai musical composition of the Homrong (Prelude) repertoire: the Homrong Niritaya Burapha. The creative framework in the musical arts guided the creation process, which included a review of existing literature, an analysis of original songs from the Tra Phra Phikanet piece, and the Sai Yai Burapha song. The composer created and arranged new melodies using the “Kannopakdi Sob Samai” method which aligns with Associate Professor Phichit Chaiseri's approach to Thai music composition. To create the Homrong Niritaya Burapha, the composer expanded the original melody from the Tra Phra Phikanet piece into a Sam-Chan melodic pattern of the Na-Tab Prob-Kai rhythm pattern.

            Sections 1th and 2nd each feature four Na-Tap Prob-Kai rhythms. For Section 3rd, transcribed the melody of the Sai Yai Burapha song. The final melody, ‘Tai Phleng,’ spans two Na-Tab Prob-Kai rhythms. It consists of a three-line melody from the beginning of the second section. Following the tradition of composing overture repertoire, the Thai Homrong repertoire concludes with a ‘Long-Wa’ on the final line.