Bunda Kum Bun

Composer: 
Sarinda Soponpong
Date Completed: 
November 2010
Premiere Date: 
September 29, 2011
Premiering Conductor: 
Sarinda Soponpong, conductor
Premiering Ensemble: 
Melissa Delton, Kyoko King, Grace Jensen, Kara Brewer, Patrick Rooney, James Themig, Alex Hill, Peter Farley, David Garrett, Jacob Bergeron, Adam Davis
Premiere Venue: 
Greeley, CO, USA
Composer Notes: 

 
In this piece, I combined two musical contexts, which are Thai language and style and western harmony. It is very obvious that the texts are not in English, but it is written by using English characters to make it easier to read for non-native speakers. Furthermore, most of the melodic direction, scale, and rhythmic pattern are not in western style. On the other hand, in term of harmony, it is obvious that this piece is harmonize in western style by using chords and some counterpoints, which Thai music does not have these two elements.
Finally, if you are holding the music, please be noticed that in measure 89-99 is a clapping section, make sure that someone can be able to clap in those measures.

Pronunciation
e: = Expert
t: = Star
ß = Expert
 

Duration: 
4'30''
Language: 
English
Language: 
Other
Language (other): 
Thai
Choral Voicing: 
SATB
Divisi: 
Soprano (minimal)
Alto (minimal)
Tenor (minimal)
Bass (minimal)
Solo requirement: 
Soprano
Tenor
Text Source: 
Phraya-sri-soon-torn-woa-haan (Noi)
Text: 

 

บันดาลลงบันได
บันทึกให้ดูจงดี
รื่นเริงบันเทิงมี
บันลือลั่นสนั่นดัง
บันโดยบันโหยไห้
บันเหินไปจากรวงรัง
บันทึกถึงความหลัง
บันเดินนั่งนอนบันดล
บันกวดเอาลวดรัด
บันจวบจัดตกแต่งตน
คำบันนั้นฉงน ระวังปนกับรอหัน

English Translation: 

 
Make a wish, going down on stairs
Write a note for memory
Happiness has to be entertained
Sound spreads loudly
Ruby is wanted
Leave from home
Write about the past
Make you walk, make you sleep
Use coil to tie
Get dress up
Bun words are confusing, be careful with another
Baan

 

Significant Seasons or Days: 
N/A
Keyboard accompaniment: 
N/A
Instruments: 
Other
Instruments (other): 
Thai Table (Tone); Thai small cymbals (Ching)
Allow excerpts: 
Yes
Scoring notation: 
Standard notation
Difficulty Level: 
4