Indonesian Musical Instrument

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1. Indonesian Musical Instrument

2. The gamelan ensemble   Gamelan  is the  traditional Indonesian instrumental ensemble   made up mainly of percussive instruments . There are two main styles: Balinese (from Bali) and Javanese (from Java) The term gamelan refers to the instrument/tool , which is a unified whole that is realized and sounded together.

3. INSTRUMENTS OF THE GAMELAN BONANG I nstruments with two row of gongs resting on cords across a wooden frame. One of the instrument that elaborate the main melody in Javanese Gamelan Music.

4. INSTRUMENTS OF THE GAMELAN Gender Are narrow keys made of bronze. Below the keys are bamboo pipes which resonate, making sound richer. Consist of 10-14 tuned metal bars with mallet of wooden disks (Bali) or a padded wooden disk (Java).

5. INSTRUMENTS OF THE GAMELAN gambang Also called as “ gambbang kayu ” A xylophone-like instrument with wooden bars.

6. INSTRUMENTS OF THE GAMELAN gongs Made of bronze or iron. They are struck on the ventral bump, called peñcu .

7. INSTRUMENTS OF THE GAMELAN Gong ageng The biggest hanging gong. It usually plays on the last beat of the rhythmic cycle.

8. INSTRUMENTS OF THE GAMELAN KEMPUL Is a set of pitched, hanging, knob gongs, often made of bronze, wood and chords.

9. INSTRUMENTS OF THE GAMELAN KENONG AND KETUK The  kenong  is a set of 6 gongs that resemble the  bonang R est horizontally on cords stretched across a wooden box.

10. INSTRUMENTS OF THE GAMELAN KENDANG GENDING AND KETIPUNG They are cone-shaped, with two drum skins, one larger and one smaller. They’re played resting sideways, so the drummer can play one skin with each hand.

11. INSTRUMENTS OF THE GAMELAN Bedhug or Beduk is one of the  drums  used in the  gamelan . It is also used among  Muslims in Java  in religious purposes. the   bedug  is suspended from a rack and played with a padded mallet. It is similar in size or larger to the largest  kendang . It is not adjustable like the  kendang , but has pegs holding the two identical heads in place, similar to the Japanese  taiko . Its sound is generally deeper and duller than that of the  kendang . Bedug  is made as a big double-barreled drum with  water buffalo  leather on both sides.

12. INSTRUMENTS OF THE GAMELAN ceng ceng Consist of set of four small cymbals mounted inverted on a wooden frame which are struck with a pair of small cymbals held by the musician to create crashing and shimmering effect.

13. INSTRUMENTS OF THE GAMELAN rEBAB Javanese bowed spike-lute chordophone used in the  gamelan orchestra of the Javanese people of Java, Indonesia.

14. Other significant instruments of Indonesia

15. Angklung The Angklung is a musical instrument from Indonesia that’s made of 2 or more bamboo tubes attached to a bamboo frame. Each tube is tuned to a specific octave. The instrument is held with one hand at the top of the frame, while the other hand near the bottom shakes it to make the sound. Three or more performers create an angklung ensemble. Each person plays a different note to make a song.

16. Calung A  Calung  can either refer to a bamboo  xylophone  instrument or an  ensemble . The Calung (instrument) consists of multiple bamboo tubes which are struck at the base to produce a woody sound. In   Balinese  culture, the Calung is actually a  metallophonic  instrument that has a one-octave range, and is generally utilized to play mid-range melodies .

17. rebana The  rebana  is a single-head frame membranophone from the coastal region or the islands of Riau province, east central Sumatra, in the Indonesian archipelago. Frame drums such as this large  rebana  are used to accompany  ronggèng , dancing which in the past was associated with weddings, circumcisions, and other celebrations and included professional dancers with whom male celebrants could dance.

18. sasando The main part of the  sasando  is a  bamboo  tube that serves as the frame of the instrument. Surrounding the tube are several wooden pieces serving as wedges where the strings are stretched from the top to the bottom. The function of the wedges is to hold the strings higher than the tube surface as well as to produce various length of strings to create different musical notations. The stringed bamboo tube is surrounded by a bag-like fan of dried  lontar  or palmyra leaves , which functions as the resonator of the instrument .   The   sasando  is played with both hands reaching into the stings of the bamboo tube through opening on the front. The player's fingers then pluck the strings in a fashion similar to playing a harp or  kacapi .

19. Prepared By: Ma. Victoria Besa MaMusEd 214