Langsung ke konten utama

Postingan

Menampilkan postingan dari Juni, 2015

What, How and Where is Angklung

Angklung is musical instrument made from bamboo. It’s consisted of two bamboo tubes and framed with bamboo frame. In the beginning angklung tuned to traditional pentatonic scale salendro, used as local Sundanese culture for ceremony or musician. In ancient times angklung used in paddy ceremony for thanking to God of rice Goddess Sri that has given her mercy of great land. And the later ceremony is to entertain a boy who passed circumcisin to mature age (khitan). Today angklung tuned to diatonic scale and can be played in all song as melody, harmonic rhythm and bass. Angklung is originally from West Java and Banten. On November 18, 2010 angklung designated as Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. It means angklung belong to everyone who lives in the world without translate it name Angklung. Angklung has several type according to function there are Angklung Buhun, Angklung Buncis, Angklung Dogdog lojer, Angklung Gubrag and other names of angklung. An