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The ''mahori'' ((タイ語:มโหรี), ) is a form of Thai classical ensemble which was traditionally played by women in the courts. It combines the xylophones and gong circles (but not the pi, or oboe) of the ''piphat'' with the strings of the ''khruang sai'' ensemble. Historically the ensemble included smaller instruments more appropriate, it was thought, to the build of female performers. Today the ensemble employs regular sized instruments—a combination of instruments from both the ''khruang sai'' and ''piphat'' ensembles but excluding the loud and rather shrill oboe. The ensemble, which is performed in three sizes—small, medium and large—includes the three-string saw sam sai fiddle, a delicate-sounding, middle-range bowed lute with silk strings. Within the context of the mahori ensemble, the saw sam sai accompanies the vocalist, which plays a more prominent role in this ensemble than in any other classical Thai orchestra. While Thai classical music was somewhat discouraged as being outmoded and backward-looking during Thailand's aggressively nationalistic modernization policies of the mid-twentieth century, the classical arts have benefited recently from increased governmental sponsorship and funding as well as popular interest as expressed in such films as ''Homrong: The Overture'' (2003), a popular fictionalized biography of a famous early 20th century ''ranat ek'' player and composer Luang Pradit Phairao. ==See also== *piphat *khruang sai *Music of Thailand 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mahori」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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