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A kempul is a type of hanging gong used in Indonesian gamelan.The kempul is a set of pitched, [1] hanging, knobbed gongs, often made of bronze, wood, and cords. [2] Ranging from 19 to 25.4 cm (7.5 to 10.0 in) in diameter, the kempul gong has a flat surface with a protruding knob at the center and is played by hitting the knob with the "soft end of a mallet."
The gongs — kempul (small hanging gongs) and kenong (large horizontal gongs) — act as structural markers and punctuate the form, depending on the type of piece being played. The gong ageng (large gong) marks the end of each of the largest melodic phrases; these are called gongan, and a piece can have one or several of these.
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Pandes (Gamelan Makers) are forging a gamelan instrument called Kempul (small hanging gong) after burning it, Central Java, Indonesia. Membabar – the forged gamelan is then examined again at the spreading stage. At this stage, if there are still defects in the shape, it will be corrected again.
For example, in the central Javanese gamelan, the largest gong is called gong ageng, ranges in size up to 1 meter in diameter, has the deepest pitch and is played least often; the next smaller gong is the gong suwukan or siyem, has a slightly higher pitch and replaces the gong ageng in pieces where gong strokes are close together; the kempul is ...
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