Kularb Daeng: The Music Creation in the Rhythm and Blues Style

Abstract

This research is a creative music composition aimed at creating a song titled "Kularb Daeng" in the Rhythm and Blues (R&B) style. The composer studied the structure of the original song and integrated concepts from both pop music and R&B. The original melody of "Kularb Daeng" was used as a foundation, while the arrangement was reworked with new rhythm and harmonies in the R&B style, blending with jazz chord progressions.
The composition and arrangement of "Kularb Daeng" resulted in a song with a total length of 63 bars, divided according to its musical form as follows: 1. Introduction (7 bars), Verse 1 (A) (8 bars), Verse 2 (A’) (8 bars), Hook (B) (7 bars), Solo or instrumental section (8 bars), Verse 3 (8 bars), followed by the Hook (B) repeated twice (7 bars), and ending with an Outro (3 bars). The song was arranged using principles of pop-jazz composition and employed the technique of reharmonization on the G Natural Minor scale, based on the original version. The melody was preserved, maintaining the common time signature (4/4) with a tempo of 78 BPM to ensure the song's harmony, accuracy, and completeness.