Sangara

Discover the musical pulse of an expansive geographical region distilled into a curated collection of instruments. Sångara—a library of over 70 percussion, wind, and stringed instruments from various parts of Southeast Asia—was made in collaboration with the inimitable composer and multi-instrumentalist Richard Harvey. It brings new colors to your composing palette, perfect for scoring, eliciting vivid mental images, or fabricating rich and cinematic worlds of sound.


Wind instruments

Flutes


01 Thai khlui in C

Sustains + Leg R: C4-C6 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustains R: C4-C6 | L: 1 (mf)
Staccato R: C4-C6 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 3
Staccatisimo R: C4-C6 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 3
Trills R: C4-B5 | L: 1 (mf)

02 Thai khlui in A

Sustains + Leg R: A3-F#5 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustains R: A3-F#5 | L: 1 (mf)
Staccato R: A3-F#5 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 3
Stacatissimo R: A3-F#5 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 3
Trills R: A3-E5 | L: 1 (mf)

03 Sumatran saluang

Sustains + Leg R: F3-C5 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 2
Sustains R: F3-C5 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 2
Staccato R: F3-C5 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 5
Staccatissimo R: F3-C5 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 5
Trills R: F3-B4 | L: 1 (mf)

04 Balinese suling

Sustains + LEG R: D3-G5 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustains R: D3-G5 | L: 1 (mf)
Staccato R: D3-G5 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 5
Staccatissimo R: D3-G5 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 5
Trills R: D3-G5 | L: 1 (mf)

05 Balinese bass suling

Sustains + LEG R: G2-C4 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustains R: G2-C4 | L: 1 (mf)
Staccato R: G2-C4 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 5
Staccatissimo R: G2-C4 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 5
Trills R: G2-C4 | L: 1 (mf)

06 Javanese suling in D

Sustains + LEG R: D3-D5 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustains R: D3-D5 | L: 1 (mf)
Staccato R: D3-D5 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 5
Staccatissimo R: D3-D5 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 5

07 Thai wote soprano + Shaker

Sustains R: Ab3-E5 | L: 1 (mf)
Staccato R: Ab3-E5 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 6
Trills R: Db4-E5 | L: 1 (mf)
Chords R: Db4-E5 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 3
Glissando long R: Ab3-Ab5 | L: 1 (mf)
Glissando short R: B3-E5 | L: 1 (mf)
Shaker single hits R: C3 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 6
Shaker rolls R: D3 | L: 1 (mf)

08 Thai wote alto + Shaker

Sustains R: E3-G5 | L: 1 (mp) | RR: 3
Staccato R: E3-G5 | L: 1 (mp) | RR: 6
Trills phrases R: A3-A4 | L: 1 (mp)
Chords R: C4-G5 | L: 1 (mp) | RR: 3
Glissando Long R: A3-G5 | L: 1 (mp)
Glissando short R: C4-G5 | L: 1 (mp)
Shaker single hits R: C2 | L: 1 (mp) | RR: 6
Shaker rolls R: D2 | L: 1 (mp)

Reed Instruments


01 Pi chawa

Sustains + LEG R: F3-F5 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustains R: F3-F5 | L: 1 (mf)
Staccato R: F3-F5 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 4
Phrases R:C3-D4 | L: 1 (mf)

10 Pi mon

Sustains R: E2-Bb4 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustains ornaments R: E2-F4 | L: 1 (mf)
Staccato R: E2-F4 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 4
Phrases R: A2-F3 | L: 1 (mf)

11 Pi nai

Sustains + LEG R: G2-G4 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustains R: G2-G4 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustains ornaments R: G2-G4 | L: 1 (mf)
Staccato R: G2-G4 | L: 2 (mf, f) | RR: 4
Phrases R: G2-C4 | L: 1 (mf)

04 Pi jum sopranino

Sustains + LEG R: B3-C5 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustains R: B3-C5 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustains ornamnets R: B3-C5 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustains slides R: C4-C5 | L: 1 (mf)

05 Pi jum soprano

Sustains R: F#3-G4 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustains ornmanets R: F#3-G4 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustains slides R: G3-G4 | L: 1 (mf)

06 Pi jum soprano 2

Sustains + LEG R: E3-E4 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustains R: E3-E4 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustains ornaments R: E3-E4 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustain slides R: E3-E4 | L: 1 (mf)

07 Pi jum alto

Sustains + LEG R: B2-B3 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustains R: B2-B3 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustains ornaments R: B2-B3 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustain slides R: C3-B3 | L: 1 (mf)

08 Pi jum tenor

Sustains + LEG R: G2-G3 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustains R: G2-G3 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustains ornaments R: Ab2-G3 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustain slides R: A2-G3 | L: 1 (mf)

Other wind instruments


01 Khaen

Sustains R: Bb2-G4 | L: 2 (p, mf)
Sustains overblown R: Bb2-G4 | L: 1 (mf)
Sustains octaves R: G2-G3 | L: 2 (p, mf)
Portato chords R: G2-G3 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 2
Staccato R: Bb2-G4 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 6
Staccato chords R: G2-G3 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 2
Fluttertongue octaves R: G2-G3 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 4
Tremolo octaves R: G2-G3 | L: 1 (mf)
Swells octaves R: G2-G3 | L: 1 (mf)
Native scale with high drone R: G2-A3 | L: 1 (mf)

02 Conch shells

Sustains R: D3-F#3, C4-E4 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 4

Percussion instruments

Drums


01 Klong that

Single hits R: C0-E6 | L: 6 (pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff) | R: 6
Dynamics R: F2-Bb5 | L: 1 (mf)
Rolls R: B2, B3, B4, B5 | L: 6 (pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff)

02 Klong seng

Single hits R: C3-E4 | L: 4 (p, mf, f, ff) | R: 6
Dynamics R: F3-Bb4 | L: 1 (mf)
Rolls R: B3, B4 | L: 4 (p, mf, f, ff)

03 Klong tuk

Single hits R: C2-E3, C4 | L: 3 (p, mf, ff) | R: 6
Dynamics R: F2-Bb3 | L: 1 (mf)
Rolls R: B2, B3 | L: 3 (p, mf, ff)

04 Klong yao

Single hits R: C2-E4 | L: 4 (p, mp, mf, f) | R: 6
FX R: C3-Eb4 | L: 1 (mf) | R: 6
Rolls R: B2, B3 | L: 4 (p, mp, mf, f)

05 Klong khaek

Single hits R: C3-Bb4 | L: 3 (p, mf, f) | RR:3

06 Poeng mang khok

Single hits R: C0-E6 | L: 3 (p, mf, f) | RR: 6
Single hits chromatic R: B-2-Eb8 | L: 3 (p, mf, f) | RR: 6
FX R: C2-D3 | L: 1 (mf)
Rolls R: B1-E3 | L: 3 (p, mf, f)

07 Taphon

Single hits R: C3,Db3,C4,Db4 | L: 4 (p, mf, f, ff) | RR: 6
Dynamics R: F3-Bb3 | L: 1 (mf)
Rolls R: B3 | L: 4 (p, mf, f, ff)

08 Issan drum

Single hits R: C3-E3 | L: 4 (p, mf, f, ff) | RR: 6
Dynamics R: F3-Bb3 | L: 1 (mf)
Rolls R: B3 | L: 4 (p, mf, f, ff)

09 Song na

Single hits R: C3-E4 | L: 3 (p, mf, f) | RR: 3

10 Mahori drum

Single hits R: C3-E4 | L: 3 (p, mf, f) | RR: 6

11 Rabana small

Single hits R: C4-E4 | L: 3 (p, mf, f) | RR: 6
Dynamics R: F4-Bb4 | L: 1 (mf)
Rolls R: B4 | L: 3 (p, mf, f)

12 Rabana medium

Single hits R: C4-E4 | L: 5 (pp, p, mp. mf, f) | RR: 6
Dynamics R: F4-Bb4 | L: 1 (mf)
Rolls R: B4 | L: 5 (pp, p, mp, mf, f)

13 Rabana large

Single hits R: C2-E2, C3-E3, C4-E4 | L: 5 (pp, p, mp, mf, f ) | RR: 6
Dynamics R: F2-Bb2, F4-Bb4 | L: 1 (mf)
Rolls R: B2,B3,B4 | L: 5 (pp, p, mp, mf, f )

Percussion


01 Kentongans

Kentongan 1 stick two players R: C1-E4 | L: 2 (mf, f) | RR: 8
Kentongan 1 soft mallets two plaers R: C1-E4 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 8
Kentongan 1 one player R: C2-G3 | L: 1 (f) | RR: 12
Kentongans 2-7 R: C0-Eb5 | L: 1 (f) | RR: 12

02 Grongs

Grong 1 single hits R: C2, D2, C3, D3, C4, D4 | L: 1 ( f) | RR: 12
Grong 2 single hits R: C2, D2, C3, D3 | L: 1 (f) | RR: 12
Grong 3 single hits R: C2, D2, Eb2, C3, D3 | L: 3 (mp, mf, f) | RR: 12
Phrases R: C4-G4 | L: 1 (f)

03 Balinese ceng ceng

Single hits R: C2-Eb5 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 8
Rolls R: G3, A3, B3 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 2
FX R: E3,F3 | L: 1 (mf)

04 Aux percussion

Single hits R: D0-C#6 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 8


Metallophones


01 Tuned gongs

Single hits R: G2-G4 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 5

02 Large suspended gongs

Single hits R: A1-F3 | L: 2 (mp. mf) | RR: 4
Phrase R: F3 | L: 1 (mp)

03 Tuned bowls

Single hits hard R: A3-G5 | L: 1 (mf)
Single hits hard set 2 R: A2-E5 | L: 1 (mf)
Single hits soft R: A3-G5 | L: 1 (mf)
Single hits soft set 2 R: A2-B3 | L: 1 (mf)

04 Kong wong lek

Sustains hard R: C4-C6 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 2
Sustains soft R: C4-C6 | L: 3 (p, mp, mf) | RR: 2
Damped long hard R: C4-C5 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 2
Damped long soft R: C4-C5 | L: 3 (p, mp, mf) | RR: 2
Damped short hard R: C4-C6 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 2
Damped short soft R: C4-C6 | L: 3 (p, mp, mf) | RR: 2
Staccato hard half bar R: C5-C6 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 2
Staccato soft half bar R: C5-C6 | L: 3 (p, mp, mf) | RR: 2
Repeated notes R: C4-C6 | L: 1 (mp)

05 Kong wong yai

Sustains hard R: C3-E5 | L: 2 (p. f) | RR: 2
Sustains soft R: C3-E5 | L: 2 (p. mf, f) | RR: 2
Damped long hard R: C3-E5 | L: 2 (p. f) | RR: 2
Damped long soft R: C3-E5 | L: 3 (p. mf, f) | RR: 2
Damped short hard R: C3-E5 | L: 2 (p. f) | RR: 2
Damped short soft R: C3-E5 | L: 3 (p. mf, f) | RR: 2
Repeated notes R: C3-E5 | L: 1 (mp)

06 Hand pan

Single hits R: C1-F6 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR:5

07 Steel tongue drum

Sustains open R: G2-E4 | L: 3 (pp. mp, f) | RR:4
Sustains resonance R: G2-E4 | L: 4 (pp, p, mf, f) | RR:4
Sustains damped R: G2-E4 | L: 4 (pp, p, mf, f) | RR:4
Percussive hit R: C3,D3 | L: 8 (ppp, pp, p, mp, mf, f ,ff, fff)
Ambient effect R: C3 | L: 1 (ppp, p, mf) | RR: 6

08 Javanese gender

Single hits soft mallet R: Bb1-F#4 | L: 1 (mf)
Single hits soft mallet damped 2 bars R: Bb1-F#4 | L: 1 (mf)
Single hits soft mallet damped 1 bar R: Bb1-F#4 | L: 1 (mf)
Single hits hard mallet R: Bb1-F#4 | L: 1 (mf)
Single hits hard mallet damped 2 bars R: Bb1-F#4 | L: 1 (mf)
Single hits hard mallet damped 1 bar R: Bb1-F#4 | L: 1 (mf)
Tremolo R: Bb1-F#4 | L: 1 (mf)

09 Javanese saron

Single hits R: C4-E5 | L: 4 (p, mp, mf, f) | RR: 4
Single hits damped attack R: C4-E5 | L: 4 (p, mp, mf, f) | RR: 4

10 Ranat thum lek

Single hits hard R: Eb2-F4 | L: 1 (mf)
Damped long hard R: Eb2-F4 | L: 1 (mf)
Damped short hard R: Eb2-F4 | L: 1 (mf)
Single hits soft R: Eb2-F4 | L: 1 (mf)
Damped long soft R: Eb2-F4 | L: 1 (mf)
Damped short soft R: Eb2-F4 | L: 1 (mf)
Tremolo R: Eb2-F4 | L: 1 (mf)

Xylophones


01 Javanese calung

Single hits hard R: F#2-A4 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 6
Single hits soft R: F#2-A4 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 6
Tremolo hard R: F#2-A4 | L: 1 (mf)
Tremolo soft R: F#2-A4 | L: 1 (mf)
Diminuendo hard mallets R: F#2-A4 | L: 1 (mf)
Diminuendo soft mallets R: F#2-A4 | L: 1 (mf)

02 Thai angklungs

Single hits R: A2-A4 | L: 1 (f) ) | RR: 8
Shakes R: A2-A4 | L: 1 (f) ) | RR: 2
Rolls R: A2-A4 | L: 1 (f)

03 Indonesian angklungs

Single hits R: C4-D5 | L: 1 (mf) ) | RR: 8
Shakes R: C4-D5 | L: 1 (mf) ) | RR: 3
Rolls R: C4-D5 | L: 1 (mf) )

05 Ranat ek

Single hits hard R: F2-F5 | L: 2 ( mf, f) | RR: 3
Single hits soft R: F2-F5 | L: 1 ( mf) | RR: 3
Tremolo long hard R: F2-F5 | L: 2 ( mf, f)
Tremolo medium hard R: F2-F5 | L: 2 ( mf, f)
Tremolo shot hard R: F2-F5 | L: 2 ( mf, f) | RR: 2
Tremolo long soft R: F2-F5 | L: 1( mf)
Tremolo medium soft R: F2-F5 | L: 1 ( mf)
Tremolo short soft R: F2-F5 | L: 1 ( mf) | RR: 2
Grace notes hard R: F2-F5 | L: 2 ( mf, f) | RR: 3
Grace notes soft R: F2-F5 | L: 1 ( mf) | RR: 3
Glissando and fx hard R: F2-C6 | L: 1 ( mf)
Single hits hard octaves R: F2-F4 | L: 2 ( mf, f) | RR: 3
Single hits soft octaves R: F2-F4 | L: 1 ( mf) | RR: 3
Tremolo long hard octaves R: F2-F4 | L: 2 ( mf, f)
Tremolo medium hard octaves R: F2-F4 | L: 2 ( mf, f)
Tremolo short hard octaves R: F2-F4 | L: 2 ( mf, f) | RR: 2
Tremolo long soft octaves R: F2-F4 | L: 1( mf)
Tremolo medium soft octaves R: F2-F4 | L: 1 ( mf)
Tremolo short soft octaves R: F2-F4 | L: 1 ( mf) | RR: 2

06 Ranat thum

Single hits soft mallets R: D2-F4 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 3
Tremolo long soft mallets R: D2-F4 | L: 1 (mf)
Tremolo medium soft mallets R: D2-F4 | L: 1 (mf)
Tremolo short soft mallets R: D2-F4 | L: 1 (mf)
Grace notes soft mallets R: D2-F4 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 3
Single hits soft mallets octaves R: D2-F3 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 3
Tremolo long soft mallets octaves R: D2-F3 | L: 1 (mf)
Tremolo medium soft mallets octaves R: D2-F3 | L: 1 (mf)
Tremolo short soft mallets octaves R: D2-F3 | L: 1 (mf)

07 Pong lang

Single hits R: E3-G5 | L: 3 (p, mf, f) | RR: 6
Doubles R: E3-G5 | L: 2 (p, f) | RR: 6
Triples R: E3-G5 | L: 2 (p, f) | RR: 6
Quads R: E3-G5 | L: 2 (p, f) | RR: 6
Tremolo long R: E3-G5 | L: 3 (p, mf, f)
Tremolo short R: E3-G5 | L: 3 (p, mf, f)
Glissandi R: C3-Bb4 | L: 1 (f)
Tremolo long octaves R: E3-G4 | L: 3 (p, mf, f)
Tremolo short octaves R: E3-G4 | L: 3 (p, mf, f)

08 Dan da

Single hits R: C5-G6 | L: 3 (p, mp, mf)
Tremolo R: C5-G6 | L: 2 (p, mf)

09 Dan trung

Single hits hard mallets R: B2-C6 | L: 3 (p, mf, f) | RR: 6
Single hits soft mallets R: B2-C6 | L: 2 (p, mf ) | RR: 6
Tremolo hard mallets R: B2-C6 | L: 1 (mf)
Tremolo soft mallets R: B2-C6 | L: 1 (mf)
Diminuendo hard mallets R: B2-C6 | L: 1 (mf)
Diminuendo soft mallets R: B2-C6 | L: 1 (mf)

Stringed instruments

Zithers and dulcimers


01 Javanese kacapi indung zither

Sustains R: B0-B4 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 3
Portato long R: B0-B4 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 4
Portato short R: B0-B4 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 4
Staccato R: B0-B4 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 4
Staccatissimo R: B0-C5 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 4

02 Javanese kacapi anak zither

Sustains R: G2-G5 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 4
Portato R: G2-G5 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 4
Staccato R: G2-G5 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 6

03 Thai khim

Sustains R: F#2-G4 | L: 2 (p, mp) | RR: 4
Tremolo R: F#2-G4 | L: 2 (p, mp)
Tremolo swells R: F#2-G4 | L: 1 (mp)

04 Dan tranh

Sustains R: C2-D5 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 3
Glissandi long R: C2, D2, F#2, C4, D4, F#4 | L: 1 (mf)
Glissandi short R: C2, D2, F#2 | L: 1 (mf)

Bowed strings


01 Saw-U

Sustains + LEG R: A2-E4 | L: 2 (p, mf)
Sustains R: A2-E4 | L: 2 (p, mf)
Portato long R: A2-E4 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 3
Portato short R: A2-E4 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 4
Staccato R: A2-E4 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 6
Tremolo R: A2-E4 | L: 2 (p, mf)
Trills R: A2-E4 | L: 3 (p, mp, mf)
Swells R: A2-E4 | L: 1(mp)

02 Saw sam sai

Sustains R: F#2-E4 | L: 1 (mf)
Portato long R: F#2-E4 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 3
Portato short R: F#2-E4 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 4
Staccato R: F#2-E4 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 3
Trills R: F#2-E4 | L: 1 (mf)
Swells R: F#2-E4 | L: 1 (mf)
Open strings R: B2,E3 | L: 1 (mf)
Opèn strings fifth R: A2,E3 | L: 1 (mf)
Open strings dynamics 1 R: B2,E3 | L: 1 (mf)
Open strings dynamics 2 R: B2,E3 | L: 1 (mf)
Open strings dynamics fifths R: A2,E3 | L: 1 (mf)

Plucked strings



01 Burmese saung-gauk

Sustains R: C1, G1-G4 | L: 2 (mp, mf) | RR: 3
Staccato R: C1, G1-G4 | L: 1 ( mf) | RR: 3
Grace notes R: C3-G4 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 3
Glissandi R: C3, D3, E3, C4, D4, E4 | L: 1 (mf)

02 Dan nguyet

Sustains R: C1-F2, G3-G5 | L: 3 (p, mp, mf) | RR: 2
Sustains bend R: C1-F2, A3-G5 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 2
Tremolo R: G2-G4 | L: 1 (mf)

03 Thai phin

Sustains R: C2-D5 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 4
Doubles R: C2-D5 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 2
Triples R: C2-D5 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 2
Staccato R: C2-D5 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 6
Tremolo R: C2-D5 | L: 2 (p, mf)
Tremolo swells R: C2-D5 | L: 1 (mf)
Harmonics long R: D2, A2 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 2
Harmonics damped R: D2, A2 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 2
Harmonics single notes R: D3, A3, D4, E4, A4, D5 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 4
Strums long ringout R: C2-D3 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 2
Strums long damped R: C2-D3 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 2
Strums short damped R: C2-D3 | L: 2 (p, mf) | RR: 4

04 Jakeh

Sustains R: A1-E4 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 4
Triples R: A1-E4 | L: 1 (mf) | RR: 2
Tremolo R: A1-E4 | L: 1 (mf)

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