What is Burmese music like? To ears accustomed only ... Since we do not have the chromatic scale, our music may sound a bit flat to Westerners. Another basic point of difference is its essentially ...

Burmese, as is true of many Oriental languages ... but also one of the most musical in the East; its subtleties of sound have greatly enriched our poetry. Our grammar is very simple, but its ...

Immediately heard – as a result of this kinesthetic and aural adaptation – were the textures of quickly-released keys, abrupt entrances, sudden accents and decrescendos of sound delighting ...