The Hsaing Waing orchestra is comprised of a large number of tuned drums, tuned gongs, oboe, cymbals, flute, xylophone, wood block, and singers. While compositionally similar to Javanese gamelan, the texture of the hsaing waing is much more variable, ranging from loud bursts of sound to delicate solo intervals - in addition, the instruments themselves are radically different in texture from one another. It's a simply stunning example of a relatively unknown, yet highly developed art music, which combines both the rigor of western classical tradition with the sonic playfulness of current experimental improvisational styles. Also included are solo pieces for some of the instruments. ~ Carl Hoyt, All Music Guide
Tracks
Track Title
Composers
Performers
Time
Panama: Salutation Overture
Hsaing Waing
(4:17)
Pyin-Sa-Gita: Five Fundamental Kinds of Instruments
Hsaing Waing
(7:20)
Panama Tune
Hsaing Waing
(3:19)
Improvisation
Hsaing Waing
(2:40)
La-Sanda
Hsaing Waing
(2:32)
Improvisation
Hsaing Waing
(1:58)
Wa-Than-Kha-Mhi
Hsaing Waing
(6:58)
San-Ya-Taung-Kyawn (In Praise of the King)
Hsaing Waing
(2:48)
La-Twe-Kale-Yede-Myen-Bo-Tin (I Shall Have My Beloved Side on a ...)
Hsaing Waing
(4:08)
To-Bwe-Yodaya [Male Voice]
Hsaing Waing
(4:22)
To-Bwe-Yodaya [Female Voice]
Hsaing Waing
(4:36)
Sein Chu-Kya-Nyaung (A Song to Call Back My Beloved)
Hsaing Waing
(5:41)
Hnin-Pyau-Te-Nwe (In Summer the Snow Melts Away)
Hsaing Waing
(5:05)
Chit-Hnin-Mhong-Mhong (Loving for Snow)
Hsaing Waing
(3:17)
Tei-Tat
Hsaing Waing
(4:44)
Improvisation
Hsaing Waing
(5:22)
Do-Pyi-Daung-Su-Tha (Many Ethnic Groups in Myanmar Shall Be Friend)
Hsaing Waing
(2:25)
Credits
U Tin Maung (?), Daw Hla Hla Than (Choir, Chorus), U Sein Win (Director), U Shwe Thin (?), U Tin Htoo (Director), U Soe Tint (?), Hoshikawa Kyoji (Director), Hatsuro Takanami (Engineer), U Min Kyi (Saung), Daw Kyu Kyu Khaing (Voices), U Than Soe (Choir, Chorus), U Min Kyi (Voices), Daw Kyu Kyu Khaing (Choir, Chorus), U Than Soe (Voices), U Bo Bo Sun (Choir, Chorus), U Tin Ngwe (?), U Mying Aung (Choir, Chorus), Tokumaru Yosihiko (Liner Notes), Daw Khin Sein Hlaing (Choir, Chorus), Hiroyuki Tsuji (Assistant Engineer)
