![]() Skor thom at the "Sounds of Angkor" exhibition in Тheam's Gallery, Siem Reap, Cambodia. | |
Classification | Percussion ( idiophone) |
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Related instruments | |
glong chatri |
The Skor thom ( Khmer: ស្គរធំ) are Cambodian 2-headed barrel drums played with a pair of wooden drumsticks. [1] They typically have skin heads made from oxen, cows or buffalos, and are played in pairs. [2] The drums are tuned such that one will give a "tighter and louder" sound when struck, while the other gives a "loose and more flatter tone." [2] The log is hollowed out to form a thin tube, about 1 centimeter thick, and the hide is stretched out on each side to create the drum. [2] Dimensions for the instruments vary, as they are carved from logs; however they can measure 50 centimetres long and be 46 centimetres in across at the center of the drum, with the ends being about 40 centimetres wide. [2]
The instruments are used in the pinpeat orchestra, placed at the front of the orchestra as a lead or dominant instrument. [1] They are also used with the sralay oboe in music for freestyle boxing music. [2] Sometimes, the drummer will play a skor thom and a Samphor at the same time.
Equivalent to Thai glong chatri.