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The bonang is an Indonesian musical instrument used in the Javanese gamelan. [1] It is a collection of small gongs (sometimes called "kettles" or "pots") placed horizontally onto strings in a wooden frame (rancak), either one or two rows wide.
Talempong is a traditional musical instrument of the Minangkabau people of Western Sumatra, Indonesia.The talempong produce a static texture consisting of interlocking rhythms.
The largest gong is ogung boru boru (female gong) and the smaller one is called ogung jantan (male gong), while one smaller gong is called doal and three smaller gongs are named salempong or mong-mongan. Other equipment in Gordang Sambilan is a wind instrument made of bamboo called a sarune or saleot and a pair of small cymbals called a tali ...
Sundanese Music (Sundanese: ᮊᮛᮝᮤᮒᮔ᮪ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ, Karawitan Sunda) is an umbrella term that encompasses diverse musical traditions of the West Java and Banten in western part of Java, Indonesia.
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'.
Music of Minang is a traditional and contemporary ethnic variety of Indonesian music that grows and develops in the Minangkabau culture. [1] [2] [3] Music is generally played by musical instruments such as talempong, saluang, Minang rabab, serunai, rebana, aguang (), gandang, gambus, and violin.
[1] [2] It is a kind of gong and is placed on its side. It has the same length and width. Thus, it is similar to the bonang, kempyang, and ketuk, which are also cradled gongs. Kenongs are generally much larger than the aforementioned instruments. However, the kenong has a considerably higher pitch.
The structure of the music is similar to gong kebyar, although employing a four-tone scale. A pair of jegog metallophones carries the basic melody, which is elaborated by gangsa, reyong, ceng-ceng, flute, and small drums played with mallets. A medium-sized gong, called kempur, is generally used to punctuate a piece's major sections.