About Music of Myanmar
Music of Myanmar is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of music of Southeast Asia.
Music of Myanmar has given rise to 2 subgenres on this site, such as Mahāgīta and Copy thachin.
From Wikipedia
The music of Myanmar (or Burma) (Burmese: မြန်မာ့ဂီတ) shares many similarities with other musical styles in the region. Traditional music is melodic, having its own unique form of harmony, often composed with a 44 (na-yi-se), a 24 (wa-let-se) or a 816 (wa-let-a-myan) time signature. In Burmese, music segments are combined into patterns and then into verses, making it a multi-level hierarchical system. Various levels are manipulated to create a song. Harmony in Mahagita (the Burmese body of music) is known as twe-lone, which is similar to a chord in Western music. For example, C is combined with F or G.
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Music of Myanmar.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Music of Myanmar?
Music of Myanmar is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of music of Southeast Asia.