7 Traditional Indonesian Music Instruments

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.

2.      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