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 way (the sound caused by the clash of bodies bamboo pipes) so as to produce sounds that vibrate in the arrangement of tones 2, 3, and 4 tones in every size, both large and small. Barrel (tone) musical instrument Angklung as Sundanese traditional music is mostly salendro and pelog.
Angklung is a mythology of the Balinese language, namely Ang meaningful numbers (in the form of notes) and klung which means broken. So, if the combined mean number of damaged angklung.
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| Angklung 1969 |
In the historical development of music Angklung, its present form is an adaptation of musical instruments from the Philippines.
Angklung musical developments in the beginning is derived from bamboo wulung (wulung awi) played by pound. Games bamboo totem animal begins to respect and to respect and appreciate the provision of rice yields and a good many of Dewi Sri, who is believed to be the goddess who gives prosperity.
In its development Angklung music slowly began to change and adapt to contemporary developments. Starting from the era in which humans make use of bamboo as their primary tool for survival, the influx of Chinese culture, the Islamic religious broadcasting, the introduction of western culture to Indonesia, until the modern era.
In modern times, the development of Angklung music began to change. It begins with Daeng Sutisna who managed to turn petatonis into diatonic scales (do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do) in 1983. And developments that ensued, for example in the Asian-African Summit in Bandung, West Java. Modern Angklung music played for official events in Indonesia Ultimate Diversity, namely in Indonesia Raya songs and some well-known folk songs like Rasa Sayange, Come on Mom, Brother Old Bird and Duck Goose.
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| Daeng Soetigna, make Angklung |
In this modern era also, we can still rejoice to feel unique in a music Angklung Saung Saung Angklung Angklung is Udjo (SAU) in Bandung, West Java, exactly on Jl. Padasuka 118 Bandung. Saung Angklung Udjo, angsana throne is the world's largest Angklung is a masterpiece of Udjo Ngalagena, which was built in 1961.
Angklung is made of black bamboo (wulung) is angklung tone diatonic melody that can play traditional songs and modern, and can accompany the melodies of the song.
So, be proud of us as people of Indonesia who have created masterpieces rather than plagiarism, but, from the struggle of our ancestors in the art and create an arts. Moreover, now Angklung is a musical instrument is universal among the countries of Southeast Asia, East Asia and even the United States.So, we must know ourselves, and obliged to thank the predecessor angklung way to preserve music in our lives today, do not let our ancestors cried to see the fruits of his work taken illegally others are crude and forgotten by posterity itself. Do not get lost angklung with modern musical instruments, tools and other bands. Modern Angklung can be tablets, as they are, with less play together, compact, with melodies and structure of the composition of a beautiful tone.
Angklung is listed as Masterpieces of Oral Heritage and Non-Human material of UNESCO since November 2010.
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| Angklung Buhun |
No clue since when angklung use, but supposedly primitive forms have been used in Neolithic culture that developed in the archipelago until the beginning of the modern calendar, so Angklung is part of the relics of pre-culture of Hinduism in the archipelago.
Note on emerging angklung refer the Kingdom of Sunda (the 12th century until the 16th century). The origin of the creation of bamboo music, such as angklung based view of Sundanese people who live agrarian with the lifeblood of rice (pare) as a staple food. This gave rise to the myth of trust against Sri Nyai Pohaci as a symbol of life-giving Goddess of Rice (breathe-hurip). Bedouin society, regarded as the remnants of native Sundanese people, applying angklung as part of the ritual began planting rice. Angklung game gubrag in Jasinga, Bogor, is one that is still alive since more than 400 years ago. Rite begins its emergence from rice. Angklung created and played to lure Dewi Sri down to earth people that rice plants thrive.
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| Angklung Gubrag |
This type of bamboo used as the instrument is black bamboo (awi wulung) and white bamboo (awi temen). Each tone (barrel) is generated from the sound of tube-shaped bamboo slats (wilahan) each bamboo from small to large sizes.
Known by the Sundanese society since the time of the Sunda kingdom, of which as spirit in battle. Angklung function as pumping continues to feel the spirit of the people until the colonial period, which is why the Dutch Government had banned the use Angklung, the ban could make angklung popularity declined and only played by children at that time.
Furthermore, the songs offerings to Dewi Sri, is accompanied by the sound of percussion accompaniment made of bamboo poles which are then born a simple packed structures bamboo musical instrument we know today called angklung. Similarly, at the time of harvest festival and seren taun powered angklung game. Especially in the presentation ceremony Angklung related to rice, it becomes a performance art that are the parade or helaran, even in some places into the convoy Rengkong and Dongdang and Jampana (stretcher food) and so on.
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| Playing Angklung |
During its development, angklung evolved and spread throughout Java and Borneo and Sumatra. In 1908 recorded a cultural mission from Indonesia to Thailand, among others, characterized the submission Angklung and bamboo music of this game also had spread there.
In fact, since 1966, figures Udjo Ngalagena angklung who developed a technique based on barrel-barrel game pelog, salendro, and madenda-began to teach how to play Angklung many people from various communities.
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