The Performance Process of the Saw U in the Homrong Hun Krabok

Abstract

This study entitled “The Performance Process of the Saw U in Homrong Hun Krabok: A Case Study of the Transmission Process by Kru Suriya Chitthouam” aimed to investigate the performance process, musical characteristics, and performance techniques of the Saw U in the composition Homrong Hun Krabok. This research employed a qualitative research methodology. Data were collected through documentary research and fieldwork, including in-depth interviews, observations, and recordings of Saw U performances by Kru Suriya Chitthouam. The data were analyzed using content analysis and musicological analysis.

The findings revealed that the performance process of the Saw U in Homrong Hun Krabok follows a systematically inherited structure and sequence. The Saw U functions as a significant melodic instrument that plays an important role in melodic progression and emotional expression in the performance. The melodic structure consists of an introductory section, the main melodic section, and a concluding section, performed within the pentatonic Klang Haeb mode. The composition employs the Chinese-style ching rhythmic pattern in the two-level rhythmic structure together with the Na Thap Chin rhythmic framework. In addition, distinctive Saw U performance techniques were identified, including tremolo bowing, finger flicking, glissando, and systematic bowing techniques.