Kacapi Suling Instrument History

Kacapi is a Sundanese musical instrument that is played as the main instrument in the Sunda or Mamaos Tembang Kacapi Cianjuran and flute.Kacapi in Sundanese word also refers to the plant Sentul, who believed the wood used to make musical instruments Kacapi.

Kacapi waditra Sundanese flute is a device found in almost every region in Tatar Sunda. Waditranya consists of Kacapi and Flute. Kacapinya consists of Kacapi Goon or Kacapi Kacapi Parahu or bun. In addition to instrumental presented, Kacapi Flute can also be used to accompany the chanting Interpreter Sekar Sekar Anggana songs or Rampak Sekar. The song is in sajikannya include: sinom Degung, Kaleon, Talutur and so forth. The barrel in the barrel Salendro pergunakannya, pelog or Sorog.

In contrast with the title Kacapi Flute or Kacapian when using Kacapi Siter. It is not unusual except Kacapi Siter and moreover the flute at 1 (satay) set Kendang and 1 (one) set of Goong. That in the same barrel as the barrel pergunakannya commonly in use show that use Kacapi Flute Kacapi Parahu namely "barrel Salendro, pelog, Sorog. Lyre lyre Siter Flute that use, in addition to presenting instrumental also in use to accompany singing (kawih) both Anggana Sekar or through Rampak Sekar.The songs are presented in Anggana Sekar is like: Malati on Mount Guntur, Sagagang Kembang Ros and others. As for Rampak Sekar among Seuneu Bandung, Weak Cai and others.

In the development that uses both Kacapi Flute and Kacapi Parahu Kacapi Sitter, often used to accompany the show Ngaras Narration Sunda and Sunda Panganten Siraman, Siraman Slave Circumcision, Siraman Tingkeban.

Besides instrumental also presented rumpakanya songs tailored to the needs of the event will be carried on. The song is presented taken from Sundanese songs Tembang Candrawulan As such, Jemplang Coral, Kapati-starch or Kaleon and so forth. Some are taking the songs or songs kawih Panambih on Sunda Tembang like them Senggot Pangemat, Pupunden Ati and so forth.

In addition to the lyre and the flute there is also the violin and lyre lyre Rebab that brought the songs the same. In the presentation, the framework of lute playing rhythm while the song played by flute, violin or Rebab. The scales or the barrel of the Sunda Karawitan called with Surupan, some are on call with Salendro, pelog and Sorog.

Sasando a Traditional Music Instrument from Rote, Indonesian

Sasando is a stringed musical instrument or cordophone type musical instrument. It comes from the island of Rote, East Nusa Tenggara Indonesia. The most southern island in Indonesia archipelago.Sasando word comes from Rote word sasandu. Sasando form is similar with other stringed instruments such as guitar, violin and harp.

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From the story conveyed from generation to generation, Sasando found two shepherds. The legend says they named Lumbilang and Balialang. When meladang with the sheep, they take a leaf palm. When the middle of the day, they folded the papyrus is to draw water. Understandably then, their thirst. For folding, the center of the young yellow leaves should be discarded. Then, when about to remove, string dikencangkannya. Unexpectedly, when pulled hard, making a sound different tone. However, due to intermittent continue, both then mencungkili these sticks. Finally, they found: if the string is associated meetings will emit a high tone. Conversely, the more stretched, the strings produce a low tone.
At first, nine-stringed Sasando. Then, obviously Jeremias Pah, Sasando developed and consists of two types according to the number of strings. There are gong Sasando 90-10 and roped roped Sasando violins 24 to 32. However, over time, touched and enriched cultural dialogue sounds produced Sasando. Modifications done by increasing the number of strings up to 39 to 42. In fact, there are also added to 56 strings. In addition, now not only able to sing Sasando mga pentatonic, but can also meyenandungkan diatonik tones. In fact, not a few artists who make Sasando electricity. But, still, Sasando folding still be excellent. As a result, exploration of world rhythms Sasando in even more rich.

Type of Sasando :

 

Sasando Engkel : Sasando that has 28 strings
Sasando Dobel  :  Sasando that has 56 strings, some type has 84 strings.
Sasando Gong (Sasando Haik)
Sasando Biola (Violin Sasando)

Music Instrument Sasando also once used on paper money Rp.5.000, - emission 1992.

Gamelan Jawa

Gamelan is a set of musical instruments with pentatonic melodies, which consists of: Kendang, Bonang, Bonang successor, demung, Saron, Peking (Gamelan), Kenong & Kethuk, Slenthem, Gender, Gong, Gambang, Rebab,, Siter, Flute.The main components of the gamelan music instruments are: bamboo, metal, and wood. Each instrument has its own function in gamelan music show.
Gamelan word itself comes from the Javanese "gamel"which means hitting / beating, followed by the suffix "an" which makes it as a noun. While the term gamelan as a whole has a sense of musical instruments being played together.

There is no clarity about the history of the creation of this instrument. However, the gamelan is estimated at the time of culture was born out of Hinduism - Buddhism dominated Indonesia. Although the development there are differences with the music of India, still there are some features that are not lost, one of which is the way of "singing" the song. Commonly referred to as male singers and female singers wiraswara called waranggana.

According to Javanese mythology, the gamelan was created by Sang Hyang Guru in Saka era. He is a god who controls all the land of Java, with a palace on the mountain Mahendra Medangkamulan areas (now Mount Lawu).
Gamelan musical instruments which first created the "gong", which is used to summon the gods. After that, to convey a special message, Sang Hyang Guru again creating some other equipment such as two gongs, until eventually forming a set of gamelan.

At the time of Majapahit, gamelan musical instruments developed very well to reach today's form and spread in some regions such as Bali, and Sunda (West Java).

The first authentic evidence of the existence of gamelan discovered at the Borobudur Temple, Magelang, Central Java, which stood since the 8th century. In his reliefs seen some equipment such as bamboo flutes, bells, kendhang in various sizes, harp, stringed musical instrument that swiped and picked, including a little picture of the element of metal musical instruments. Subsequent developments, gamelan used to accompany wayang performance and dance. Until finally independent music and equipped with the voice of sinden.

Gamelan expanding in Central Java, slightly different from Balinese gamelan or Sundanese gamelan. Javanese gamelan has a softer tone when compared with the dynamic Balinese gamelan and Sundanese gamelan and dominated by lilting flute sound. According to some studies, the difference is the result of the disclosure toview of of life " Javanese people" in general .
The view in question is: as Java people should always "maintain physical life and spiritual harmony, and harmony in speech and action". Therefore, "Javanese people" always avoid an explosive expression and always trying to create tolerance among fellow. The most obvious manifestation in gamelan music is the pull string fiddle that is, a balanced blend of sound kenong, saron drums and xylophone and gong sounds on every cover of rhythm.

Tuning and making gamelan orchestra is a very complex process. Gamelan tuning using four ways, namely "slendro", "gamelan", "Degung" (special area of Sunda, or West Java), and "madenda" (also known as diatonic), the same as the original minor scale that is widely used in Europe.
 

     * Slendro has 5 tones per octave, namely: 1 2 3 5 6 [C-D E + GA] with a small interval difference.

     * pelog has 7 tones per octave, namely: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [C + D E-F # G # AB] with a large interval difference.

Gamelan music compositions created by some rules, which consist of several rounds and pathet, bordered by one gongan and the melody was created within the unit that consists of 4 tones.

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Angklung a Traditional Music Instrument from Indonesian

Angklung is a musical instrument multitonal (dual pitched), which is traditionally grown in the Sundanese-speaking community in the western part of Java Island. This musical instrument made of bamboo, sounded shaken by (the sound caused by the clash of bodies bamboo pipes) so as to produce a sound that vibrates in the arrangement of tones 2, 3, and 4 tones in every size, large or small. Barrel (tone) musical instrument Angklung as Sundanese traditional music is mostly salendro and pelog.
Angklung is known to come from West Java. However, in some areas of Indonesia are also found in the traditional musical instruments. In Bali, angklung Ngaben used during rituals. In Madura, angklung used as musical accompaniment procession. While in South Kalimantan angklung used as a companion horse show Gepang. History records that in West Kalimantan, there are also angklung, but according to some cultural figures, angklung does not exist anymore.
Notes on the emerging angklung refers to the Kingdom of Sunda (the 12th century until the 16th century). The origin of the creation of bamboo music, such as angklung based view of the agrarian life of Sundanese people with a source of life of paddy (pare) as a staple food. This gave rise to the myth of trust in Nyai Sri Pohaci as a symbol of Goddess of Rice giver of life (breathe-Hurip). Bedouin society, regarded as the remnants of native Sundanese people, applying the angklung as part of the ritual began planting rice. Games angklung gubrag in Jasinga, Bogor, is one that is still alive since more than 400 years ago. Appearance originated from rice rites. Angklung created and played to lure Dewi Sri down to earth for the people of the rice plant thrives.
This type of bamboo used as a musical instrument is the black bamboo (AWI wulung) and white bamboo (AWI friends). Each tone (barrel) is produced from the sound of tube-shaped bamboo bar (wilahan) every segment of bamboo from small to large.
Known by the Sundanese community since the time of the Sunda kingdom, of which as penggugah spirit in battle. Angklung function as pumping continues to feel the spirit of the people still come to the colonial period, that's why the Dutch East Indies government had banned the use angklung, the ban could make angklung popularity declined and only played by children at that time. [Citation needed]
Furthermore, the songs offerings to Dewi Sri is accompanied by the sound of percussion accompaniment made from bamboo poles that simple packed structures which then was born the bamboo musical instrument we know today named angklung.Similarly, when the harvest festival dedicated to the game and seren taun angklung. Especially at the presentation ceremony Angklung related to rice, it becomes a performance art that are the parade or helaran, even in some places into the convoy Rengkong and Dongdang and Jampana (stretcher food) and so forth.
In its development, angklung grow and spread all over Java, then to Kalimantan and Sumatra. In 1908 recorded a cultural mission from Indonesia to Thailand, among others, marked the transfer angklung and bamboo music of this game also had spread there.
In fact, since 1966, Udjo Ngalagena angklung figures who developed the technique based on barrel-barrel game pelog, salendro, and madenda-start teaching how to play angklung to many people from various communities.