About Angklung: A Traditional Musical Instrument from West Java Indonesia
Sunday, October 19, 2014
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Angklung is a traditional musical instrument from West Java, made of bamboo, which sounded by shaken (the sound caused by the clash of bodies bamboo pipes) so as to produce the sound that vibrates in the arrangement of tones 2, 3, to 4 tones in every size, whether large and small.
History of Angklung
In a grove of art that uses musical instruments from bamboo known type of art called angklung. The type of bamboo used as a musical instrument is awi wulung (black bamboo) and awi temen (white bamboo). Prototype for angklung; each tone resulting from the sound tube of bamboo shaped wilahan (bars) and each segment of bamboo from small size to large.
Angklung is a musical instrument from West Java. Angklung gubrag in Jasinga, Bogor, and it 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 so that the rice plant of the people thrives.
Angklung is known by the Sundanese community since the time of the Sunda kingdom, of which as pumping spirit in battle. Angklung function as pumping the spirit of the people still continues until the colonial period, that's why the Dutch government had banned the public use angklung, the ban could make angklung popularity declined and only played by children at that time.
The origin of the creation of bamboo music, such as angklung based view of the agrarian life of Sundanese people with the source of life of paddy as a staple food. This gave rise a myth of trust in Nyai Sri Pohaci as a symbol of Goddess of Rice.
Recollection Sundanese people in agricultural processing (tatanen) especially in the fields and huma has spawned the creation of poetry and song as a tribute and offerings to Nyai Sri Pohaci, and efforts nyinglar (tola bala) so that they do not invite suitable planting catastrophe, both pests and disasters other. For example, song lyric of Buhun as a tribute to Nyi Sri Pohaci.
Furthermore, the songs offerings to Dewi Sri is accompanied by the sound of percussion made from bamboo sticks are packed simple structure then was born the bamboo musical instrument we know today named angklung. The developments of the Angklung tradition accompanied by elements of movement and ibing (dance) rhythmic with patterns and rules to the specific needs at the time of the memorial rice paraded to the barn (ngampih pare, nginebkeun), also at times mitembeyan, began growing rice in most places in West Java called ngaseuk.
Similarly, at the time of harvest festival and seren taun dedicated angklung game. Especially in the presentation of Angklung that related to rice ceremony, this art became a nature show or helaran pageantry, even in some places into the motorcade of Rengkong and Dongdang and Jampana (stretcher food) and so on.
In its development, angklung grow and spread throughout Java, then to Kalimantan and Sumatra. In 1908 recorded a cultural mission from Indonesia to Thailand, among others, marked the delivery of the angklung and bamboo music also had spread there.
In fact, since 1966, Udjo Ngalagena - angklung figures who developed the technique of the game based tunings pelog, salendro, and madenda- started teaching how to play angklung to many people from various communities.
History of Angklung
In a grove of art that uses musical instruments from bamboo known type of art called angklung. The type of bamboo used as a musical instrument is awi wulung (black bamboo) and awi temen (white bamboo). Prototype for angklung; each tone resulting from the sound tube of bamboo shaped wilahan (bars) and each segment of bamboo from small size to large.
Angklung is a musical instrument from West Java. Angklung gubrag in Jasinga, Bogor, and it 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 so that the rice plant of the people thrives.
Angklung is known by the Sundanese community since the time of the Sunda kingdom, of which as pumping spirit in battle. Angklung function as pumping the spirit of the people still continues until the colonial period, that's why the Dutch government had banned the public use angklung, the ban could make angklung popularity declined and only played by children at that time.
The origin of the creation of bamboo music, such as angklung based view of the agrarian life of Sundanese people with the source of life of paddy as a staple food. This gave rise a myth of trust in Nyai Sri Pohaci as a symbol of Goddess of Rice.
Recollection Sundanese people in agricultural processing (tatanen) especially in the fields and huma has spawned the creation of poetry and song as a tribute and offerings to Nyai Sri Pohaci, and efforts nyinglar (tola bala) so that they do not invite suitable planting catastrophe, both pests and disasters other. For example, song lyric of Buhun as a tribute to Nyi Sri Pohaci.
Furthermore, the songs offerings to Dewi Sri is accompanied by the sound of percussion made from bamboo sticks are packed simple structure then was born the bamboo musical instrument we know today named angklung. The developments of the Angklung tradition accompanied by elements of movement and ibing (dance) rhythmic with patterns and rules to the specific needs at the time of the memorial rice paraded to the barn (ngampih pare, nginebkeun), also at times mitembeyan, began growing rice in most places in West Java called ngaseuk.
Similarly, at the time of harvest festival and seren taun dedicated angklung game. Especially in the presentation of Angklung that related to rice ceremony, this art became a nature show or helaran pageantry, even in some places into the motorcade of Rengkong and Dongdang and Jampana (stretcher food) and so on.
In its development, angklung grow and spread throughout Java, then to Kalimantan and Sumatra. In 1908 recorded a cultural mission from Indonesia to Thailand, among others, marked the delivery of the angklung and bamboo music also had spread there.
In fact, since 1966, Udjo Ngalagena - angklung figures who developed the technique of the game based tunings pelog, salendro, and madenda- started teaching how to play angklung to many people from various communities.
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