1. 1. ANGKLUNG
Angklung is a musical
instrument multitonal (double pitched) is traditionally grown in
theSundanese-speaking community in the western part of Java Island. This
musical instrument made of bamboo, sounded shaken by the way (the sound
caused by impactbodies of bamboo pipes) so as to produce a vibrating sound in
the arrangement of tones2, 3, and 4 tones in every size, both large and small.
Angklung is listed as Masterpieces ofthe Oral and Cultural Heritage of UNESCO
Human Nonbendawi since November 2010.
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2. CALUNG
Calung is a Sundanese musical
instrument which is a prototype (prototype) of theangklung. Unlike the angklung
is played by shaken, beating calung way is to hit the rod(wilahan, blades) of
the joints (bamboo tubes) are arranged according to the barrel titi(scales)
pentatonic (da-mi-na-ti-la) . Species of bamboo to manufacture most of
awiwulung calung (black bamboo), but some are made from awi friend (white
bamboo).Calung sense than as a musical instrument is also attached as the
performing arts. There are two forms of Sunda calung known, namely calung
calung rantay and portable.
3. 3. GAMELAN
Gamelan is a musical ensemble
that usually highlight metallophones, xylophone, drums, and gongs. The term
gamelan refers to the instrument / tool, which is a unified whole that is
realized and sounded together. The word itself comes from Gamelan Java language
gamel which means hitting / beating, followed by an ending that makes it a
noun. Gamelan orchestra mostly located on the island of Java, Madura, Bali, and
Lombok in Indonesia in various types of ensemble sizes and shapes. In Bali and
Lombok today, and in Java through the 18th century, the term is considered
synonymous with the gong more gamelan.Preceded the emergence of gamelan with
Hindu-Buddhist culture that dominated Indonesia in the early days of recording
history, which also represents the original Indonesian art. Instrument was
developed to shape up like this at the time of the Majapahit Kingdom. In
contrast to the music of India, the only impact of the India-an in gamelan
music is how menyanikannya. In Javanese mythology, the gamelan dicipatakan by
Sang Hyang Guru in Saka Era, the god who controlled all the land of Java, with
a castle on the mountain Mahendra in Medangkamulan (now Mount Lawu). Sang Hyang
Guru is first created the gong to summon the gods. For a more specific message
and then create two gongs, then eventually formed gamelan set. [Citation
needed]The description of the ensemble's first musical instrument was found in
the temple of Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java, which has stood since the 8th
century. Musical instruments such as bamboo flute, bells, drums in various
sizes, harp, stringed musical instrument that is swiped and learned, is found
in the relief. However, little is found elements of metal musical instruments.
However, the relief of the instrument is said to be the origin of the
gamelan.Tuning and making gamelan orchestra is a complex process. Gamelan using
a four-way tuning, the slendro, slendro, "gamelan" (special area of
Sunda, or West Java), and "madenda" (also known as the diatonic,
the same as the original minor scale that is widely used in Europe.Gamelan
music is a combination of the influence of foreign art that diverse. Not regard
the tone of Chinese musical instruments of Southeast Asia, drum band and move
to music from India, bowed strings of the Middle East, Europe and even the
military style that we hear the traditional music of Java and Bali today.The
interaction component is loaded with melody, rhythm and timbre to maintain the
glory of Balinese gamelan orchestra music. The pillars of this music brings
together a range of rural community character of Bali is the typical order of
music which is an inseparable part of everyday life
4. REBANA
Rebana (Java Language: Fly) is a
round drum-shaped and flat. Circular frame of woodturner, with one hand to tap
on goat leather. Arts in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Singapore are often
put on rebana is musical rhythm of the desert, for example, harp, andhadroh
kasidah.
For
the Malay community in the state of Pahang, rebana game is very popular,
especiallyamong people living around Sungai Pahang. rebana claps accompany
traditional songslike indong-indong, bird-kenek kenek, and the coney, coney. In
Malaysia, in addition toregular sized rebana, there is also a large rebana,
which is named Rebana Ubi, played onfeast days to equalize the sound and
rhythm.
5. BEDUG
Bedug is a percussion
instrument like a drum. Bedug is a traditional musical instrumentwhich has been
used since thousands of years ago, which has traditionally functioned as a
means of communication, whether in religious ritual and political activities.
In Indonesia, aregular bedug is sounded for the notification of times of prayer
or worship. Bedug made ofa log or large palm trees along approximately one
meter or more. The center of the rod-shaped perforated so that the large tube.
End of the rod is larger in size covered withanimal skin or mucous membrane
serves as a drum. When beaten, causing bedug heavy sound, pitched a typical,
low, but can be heard in the distance.
6. SASANDO
Sasando
is a stringed musical instrument. This musical instrument comes from the island
of Rote, East Nusa Tenggara. Literally Sasando according to the origin of the
name he said in Rote, sasandu, which means equipment that vibrates or rings.
Sasando purportedlyused in the community Rote since the 7th century. There
sasando shape similarity withother stringed instruments like guitar, violin and
harp.
The
main part of the long tubular sasando commonly made of bamboo. Then in the
middle,a circular from the top down wedge-wedge given in which the strings
(strings) thatstretched across the tube, from top to bottom rests. Wedge-wedge
gives a different toneto each passage of the strings. Then the tube is placed
sasando in a container made ofwoven palm leaves that sort of made out like
a fan. This is where the resonance containersasando
7. REBAB
Rebab (Arabic ربابة الربابة or -
"arc (instrument)"), [1] also rebap, rabab, rebeb, rababah,
oral-rababa) is a type of stringed instrument so named no later than the 8th
century andspread through Islamic trading routes over much of North Africa,
Middle East, parts of Europe, and Far East. Some varieties often have a handle
on the bottom that can fiddleresting on the ground, and so-called stalk fiddle
in certain areas, but there are versions thatare picked as Kabuli rebab
(sometimes referred to as robab or rubab).
Rebab
size is usually small, round body, the front covered by a membrane such
asparchment or sheepskin and has a long neck attached. There is a long thin
neck with apegbox at the end and there is one, two or three strings. There is
no tone board. This instrument was made upright, either resting on the lap or
on the floor. Arc is usually morecurved than the violin.
Rebab,
though valued for tone, but it has a very limited range (little more than an
octave),and gradually replaced in many of the Arab world by the violin and
kemenche. It is associated with the instruments of Iraq, Joza, which has four
strings.
Fiddle
to the introduction of Western Europe have been possible in conjunction with
theconquest of Spain by the Moors, in the Iberian Peninsula. However, there is
evidence ofthis instrument in the 9th century also in Eastern Europe: Persian
geographer of the 9th century Ibn Khurradadhbih quoting the Byzantine lira (or
Lura) as typical of Byzantinemusical arc and is equivalent to the Arab rabab
