Tuesday, December 14, 2010

West Javanese Traditional Music Instrument

SITER

The name "siter" comes from Dutch "citer", which is also related to English "zither". "plop" associated with celempungan Sundanese musical forms.
Siter strings played with the thumb, while the other fingers are used to withstand vibration while the other strings are picked, this is usually the hallmark of gamelan instruments. Fingers of both hands are used to hold, with the right hand fingers under the strings while the left hand finger is above the strings.


ANGKLUNG

Angklung is a musical instrument multitonal (dual pitched), which is traditionally grown in the Sundanese-speaking community in the western part of Java Island. This musical instrument made of bamboo, sounded shaken by (the sound caused by the clash of bodies bamboo pipes) so as to produce a sound that vibrates in the arrangement of tones 2, 3, and 4 tones in every size, large or small. Barrel (tone) musical instrument Angklung as Sundanese traditional music is mostly salendro and pelog.


REBAB

Fiddle is a stringed instrument that is usually used 2 or 3 strings, this instrument is a musical instrument from the Middle East and began to be used in Southeast Asia after the spread of influence from the Middle East.
Musical instrument that uses a bow and have three or two pieces of rope from the metal wire (copper) is his use jackfruit wood and hollow on the inside covered with dried cow skin as speakers.


DOG-DOG



Dogdog Lojor a string of two words, namely dogdog and lojor. Dogdog a percussion instrument made from a hollow log with a circle diameter of 15 cm and smaller tip diameter of 12-13 cm, while the length is approximately 90 cm to 100 cm. At the end of the sphere with a diameter of 15 m was covered with goat skin that has been dried, then tied with rope and bamboo dipaseuk / wedge to tighten the skin, so if you hit dog will give voice .. dog .. dogs. Finally disebutlah dogdog instrument.



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Friday, December 10, 2010

BALINESE CEREMONIAL VIDEO

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

BaLi Dance