from China, which shares a similar pentatonic musical scale as classical Burmese music. Other influences include Mon music (called or "sounds of the Talaing [Mon]"), particularly in the Mahāgīta (), the complete body of classical Burmese music. A prevailing one is called (), which is essentially a class of Burmese adaptations to songs accompanied with the saung gauk and come from the Ayutthaya kingdom (modern-day Thailand) during the reigns of Bayinnaung (1551–1581) and Hsinbyushin (1753–1776), which brought back a variety of cultural traditions including the Ramayana. The primary indigenous form is called (). Burmese classical music ensembles can be divided into outdoor and indoor ensembles. The outdoor musical ensemble is the (); also called (), which was an outdoor ensemble in royal courts used to mark important ceremonial functions like the royal ploughing ceremony. It consists of a (), a large double reed pipe and (), a pair of ceremonial drums, as well as the si () and wa (), a bell and clapper and the , a double-headed drum. Today, music is played at festivals. Other instruments used in classical music include the (a harp) and (a xylophone). The indoor form is the chamber music ensemble, which basically comprises a female singer accompanied by a traditional ensemble consisting of the (), (), (, a zither), (, a flute) and in the past also included the (, a fiddle) and (a small mouth organ). Mahagita Translated as "great music" in Pali, the Mahāgīta is an extensive collection of Burmese classical songs called . The collection is divided into several different types of songs including the following: kyo, bwe, , the oldest repertoires; , royal court music; , songs of longing; ; , music that makes horses dance; nat chin, songs used to worship the , Burmese spirits; , music introduced from Ayutthaya, , music adapted from the Mon people and , songs of sorrow. Folk traditions Burmese music includes a variety of folk traditions. A distinct form of which is called the (), often played at religious festivals and sung to the beat of a long and thin drum, with occasional interruptions by the beating of a larger drum. The traditional folk ensemble, typically used in nat pwe (Burmese theatre, art and festivals) is called the hsaing waing (). It is mainly made up of different gongs and drums, as well as other instruments, depending on the nature of performance.