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Rebab (Arabic: ربابة, rabāba, variously spelled rebap, rubob, rebeb, rababa, rabeba, robab, rubab, rebob, etc) is the name of several related string instruments that independently spread via Islamic trading routes over much of North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and parts of Europe. [1]
Classical Afghan music often features this instrument as a key component. Elsewhere it is known as the Kabuli rebab in contrast to the Seni rebab of India. [3] In appearance, the Kabuli rubab looks slightly different from the Indian rubab. [7] It is the ancestor of the north Indian sarod, although unlike the sarod, it is fretted. [8]
The word 'tarawangsa' comes from the Sundanese language. Tarawangsa comes from three combinations of words, namely 'Ta - Ra - Wangsa'.'Ta' is an acronym for the word 'Meta' which means 'movement', then 'Ra' means 'great fire' or 'the sun', and 'Wangsa' is a synonym for the word 'nation'.
Celempungan is a Sundanese musical genre that includes several musical instruments such as kacapi, kendang, goong/gong, and suling or rebab (optional), and Juru Kawih (singer). Kendang, the drum, controls the tempo of the ensemble and reinforces the meter.
Slur, is dynamically changing note from one tone position to another position without stopping the airflow.For example, changing from 5 to 4, 4 to 5, 2 to 1 etc. Puruluk, (Sundanese term) is an effect produced by a-repeatedly-fast opening-and-closing of suling's hole by one or more fingers.
Rebab - used in traditional performances such as Wayang Kulit Melayu, Mak Yong and Main Puteri. Sape - used in traditional performances in Sarawak. Sundatang - used in traditional performances in Sabah. Tongkungon - used in traditional performances in Sabah.
The name derives from the 15th century Middle French rebec, altered in an unexplained manner from the 13th century Old French ribabe, which in turn comes from the Arabic rebab. [6] An early form of the rebec is also referred to as the rubeba in a 13th century Moravian treatise on music. [7]
The Maghreb rebab was described by a musicologist as the "predominant" rebab of North Africa, although the instrument was in decline with younger generations when that was published in 1984. [ 1 ] The name rebáb ( rabáb, rabába, rubáb, Arabic ربابة) refers to a group of significantly different stringed instruments, plucked or bowed ...