Angklung Indonesia " From Bamboo become beautifull musical instrument"

Angklung is a musical instrument multitonal (double pitched) that are traditionally grown in the Sundanese society in west java, Indonesia. This musical instrument made ​​from bamboo, sounded shaken by the way (the sound caused by impact bodies of bamboo pipes) so as to produce sounds that vibrate in the arrangement of tones 2, 3, to 4 tones in every size, both large and small. Barrel (tone) as a musical instrument angklung music is most traditionaly Sundanese.

Species of bamboo which is used as a musical instrument is a black bamboo and white bamboo. Each tone (barrel) is generated from the sound of tube-shaped bamboo slats (wilahan) each segment of bamboo from small to large sizes.

 

Known by the public since the Sunda kingdom, of which as burn spirit in battle. Angklung as a function of pumping the spirit of the people still continued to feel until the colonial period, which is why the Dutch East Indies government had banned the use angklung, the ban could make angklung popularity declined and only played by children at that time.

 


Note on the emerging angklung referring to the Kingdom of Sunda (the 12th century until the 16th century). The origin creation of  music from bamboo, such as the angklung based view of the agrarian life of Sundanese people with the lifeblood of rice (pare) as a staple food. This gave rise to the myth of confidence in Sri Nyai Pohaci as a symbol of life-giving Goddess of Rice (breathe-hurip). Bedouin society, which is considered as the remnants of the original Sundanese people, applying angklung as part of the ritual started planting rice. Angklung game gubrag in Jasinga, Bogor, is one that is still alive since more than 400 years ago. Appearance of the rite begins with rice. Angklung is created and played to entice Goddess Sri down to earth so that the people of rice plants to flourish.

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 packaged structure of bamboo musical instrument we know today called angklung. Similarly, at the time of harvest festival and seren epidemic angklung powered game. Especially in the presentation ceremony Angklung related to rice, art has become a nature show or helaran procession, even in some places into the convoy and Dongdang Rengkong and Jampana and so on.

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