A Study of Thai Songs Related to Birds as An Inspiration for the Creation of Doctoral Music Composition: “Spoon-Billed Sandpiper”

Abstract

           This research article studies 66 Thai songs related to birds from 9 related books and documents. The results show that these Thai songs related to birds can be divided into 4 groups: 1) songs that imitate the behavior of birds in terms of melody; 2) songs that imitate the behavior of birds in terms of rhythmic pattern; 3) songs that use birds as metaphors for other things; 4) songs whose titles contain bird names, but whose melody and rhythmic pattern are not related to birds.
           This article is part of a doctoral dissertation for the Doctor of Fine Arts program at Chulalongkorn University, entitled “Doctoral Music Composition: Spoon-billed Sandpiper.” The objective is to contribute to the body of knowledge on the creation of music composition. The results from analyzing Thai songs related to birds that have been found from the past to the present form partial basis for this particular creative work.