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Thursday 2 October 2014

You Know angklung.

angklung.
Angklung is a musical instrument multitonal (double pitched) which is traditionally grown in the Sundanese people 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 sound that vibrates in the arrangement of tones 2, 3, to 4 tones in every size, both large and small. Dictionary of the Sunda Language by Jonathan Rigg, published in 1862 in Batavia, wrote that Angklung is a musical instrument made ​​of bamboo pipes, cut the edges, resembling the pipes in an organ, and tied together in a frame, vibrated to produce sound. Angklung is listed as Masterpieces of Oral Heritage and Human Nonbendawi of UNESCO since November 2010.

The origin.

Children playing angklung West Java in the early 20th century.
No clue since when angklung used, but is thought to have been used in the form of primitive Neolithic culture that flourished in the archipelago until the beginning of the modern calendar, so angklung is part of the relics of the pre-culture of Hinduism in the archipelago.
Notes on new emerging angklung refer to the Sunda Kingdom (12th century to 16th century). The origin of the creation of bamboo music, such as angklung based view of the agrarian life of Sundanese people with a source of life of paddy as a staple food. This gave rise to the myth of trust in Nyai Sri Pohaci as a symbol of life-giving Goddess of Rice (breathe-hurip). Baduy, who is regarded as the remnants of native Sundanese people, applying angklung as part of ritual began planting rice. Gubrag angklung game in Jasinga, Bogor, is one that is still alive since more than 400 years ago. Appearance originated from rice rites. Angklung created and played to lure Dewi Sri down to earth people that rice plants thrive.
Bamboo species commonly used as a musical instrument is a black bamboo and white bamboo. Each tone (barrel) is generated from the sound tube-shaped bamboo slats each segment of bamboo from small to large.
Known by the Sundanese community since the time of the Sunda kingdom, like the spirit in battle. Angklung function as pumping continues to feel the spirit of the people still came to the colonial period, that's why the Dutch East Indies government had banned the public 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 ​​from bamboo poles that simple packed structures which then was born the bamboo musical instrument we know today named angklung. Similarly, during the harvest festival and seren taun angklung dedicated game. Especially at the presentation ceremony Angklung related to rice, this art into a nature show or helaran procession, even in some places into the convoy of Rengkong and Dongdang and Jampana (stretcher food) and so on.
In its development, angklung grow and spread throughout Java, then to Kalimantan and Sumatra. In 1908 recorded a cultural mission from Indonesia to Thailand, among others, marked the delivery of angklung and bamboo music of this game also had spread there.
In fact, since 1966, Udjo Ngalagena -tokoh angklung developed a technique based on barrel-barrel game pelog, salendro, and madenda began to teach how to play angklung to many people from various communities.

Type Angklung.

Angklung Baduy.
Angklung Baduy area (we often call them Baduy) is used primarily because of its association with the rite of rice, not solely for the entertainment of the people. Angklung is used or rung when they grow rice in huma (fields). Angklung beat when growing rice there is only rung free (dikurulungkeun), especially in Kajeroan (Tangtu; Baduy Jero), and there is a certain rhythm, which in periode (Outer Baduy). Nevertheless, it can still be displayed outside the rite of rice but still have rules, for example, only be beaten by the ngubaran pare (treating paddy), about three months from the time planted rice. After that, during the next six months all the arts should not be played, and should play again in the next rice planting season. Closes angklung implemented with event called musungkeun angklung, namely nitipkeun (left, save) angklung after use.
In entertainment offerings, Angklung usually held when the bright moon and no rain. They play in the game Angklung (pages widespread in rural areas) while singing a variety of songs, including: monkey Kasarung, Yandu Aunt, Yandu Sala, Ceuk Arileu, Oray-orayan, Dengdang, Yari Gandang, Oyong-squash Kuhl, Kula Agency, Kokoloyoran, swing-swing, Pileuleuyan, gandrung Manggu, Rojak Bluebird, mulung Muncang, Giler, Ngaranggeong, Aceukna, Marengo, Salak Sadapur, Rangda Ngendong, Celementre, Keupat Reundang, Papacangan, and Culadi Dengdang. The drummers angklung eight people and three drummers drum small size makes the standing position while walking in a circle formation. Meanwhile, there are others who ngalage (dancing) with certain movements that have been standard but simple. Everything is done only by men. This is in contrast with Daduy In a society, they are limited by the rules of customary taboos (abstinence; taboo), should not be doing things excessive worldly pleasures. Arts solely for ritual purposes.
Angklung names in Kanekes of the biggest are: ovarian, ringkung, Dongdong, gossip, engklok, ovary leutik, torolok, and roel. Roel which consists of 2 pieces held by a angklung. The names of the longest drum are: drum, talingtit, and tap. The use of drum instruments there is a difference, namely in the villages they wear drum periode of 3 pieces. In Kajeroan; Cikeusik village, just use the drum and talingtit, without tap. In Kajeroan, Cibeo village, just use the drum, without talingtit and tap.
In Baduy Angklung is entitled to make the Kajeroan (Tangtu; Baduy Jero). Kajeroan consists of 3 villages, namely Cibeo, Cikartawana, and Cikeusik. In all three villages is not everyone can make it, just that and has the right to have offspring who do it in addition to the terms of the ritual. Angklung makers in the famous Cikeusik is Amir's father (59), and in Cikartawana Tarnah father. People buy from people Kajeroan periode in the three villages.

Angklung Reyog.

Reyog Angklung is a musical instrument to accompany dances Reyog ponorogo in eastern Java. Angklung Reyog has distinctive in terms of a very loud voice, has two tones and forms an attractive rattan arches (not including the angklung generally ang cuboid) with a decorative thread tasseled beautiful colors. The profiled Angklung is a weapon of Bantarangin kingdom against kingdom Lodaya in the 9th century, when the royal Bantarangin victory by the soldiers not to mention the holder of angklung excited, because the extraordinary power amplifier from the rope swing to produce a distinctive sound that is bell-shaped klong- and Klung-Kluk when heard will feel the spiritual vibrations.
Historically Reyog angklung is used in the film: Warok Singo Cobra (1982), Kick From Heaven (2011)
And the use of music such as angklung Reyog on: know opo tempe, vows palapa, Kuto reog, Rehearsal Endah Omber Girang, and smelling campursari ponorogoan.

Angklung Banyuwangi.

Angklung banyuwangi have a shape are like calung the cultural tone banyuwangi

Angklung Bali.
angklung bali has a distinctive shape and tone bali,

Angklung dogdog lojor.

Dogdog arts in the community lojor Kasepuhan Pancer Pangawinan or custom entity Banten Kidul scattered around Mount Mist (bordering Jakarta, Bogor and Lebak). Although this art is called dogdog lojor, the name of one of the instruments in it, but there also used angklung because the rituals associated with rice. Once a year, after harvest the entire community held a hand over Seren Taun Taun or in the center of the traditional village. Traditional village center as a place of residence kokolot (elders) where he is always moving as directed supernatural.
Tradition of respect for the paddy this society still held because they are among the people who still adhere to the old customs. By tradition they claim to be descendants of palace officials and soldiers in baresan Pangawinan Padjadjaran (soldier armed with a lance). Kasepuhan community has embraced Islam and somewhat open to the influence of modernization, as well as entertainment things worldly pleasures can be enjoyed. This attitude also affect the function of art in terms that since about 1970, dogdog lojor has been progressing, which are used to enliven the child circumcision, marriage, and other festive events. The instruments used in the art dogdog lojor is 2 pieces and 4 pieces dogdog lojor big angklung. These four fruit angklung has a name, which is the largest so-called bark, then panembal, Kingking, and inclok. Each instrument is played by a, so that all of six people.
Lojor dogdog songs in between Bale Agung, Side counter hideung, shaky-shaky Papanganten, Si stumps Kawung, Adulilang, and Adu-complaint. These songs form the rhythmic vocal dogdog and shakers tend to remain.

Angklung gubrag.

Angklung gubrag Cipining there in the village, district Cigudeg, Bogor. The Angklung is old, and is used to honor the goddess of rice in Melak activities pare (rice planting), ngunjal pare (transporting rice), and ngadiukeun (put) to leuit (barn).
In myth angklung gubrag started there was a time when the village Cipining had a bad season.

Angklung Badeng.

Badeng is a type of art that emphasize the musical aspect with angklung as the main instrument. Badeng located in the village of Sanding, Malangbong Subdistrict, Garut. It used to serve as entertainment for the sake of Islam. But Badeng allegedly been used since the old society of pre-Islamic days for events related to rice planting rituals. As for the art of propaganda is believed Badeng developed since Islam spread in the region around the 16th century or 17th At that time the population Sanding, Arpaen and Nursaen, studying Islam to the kingdom of Demak. After returning from Demak they preach spread Islam. One of the means it uses to spread Islam is the art Badeng.
Angklung used as many as nine pieces, namely 2 roel angklung, angklung kecer 1, 4 Angklung Angklung ovary and father, 2 angklung children; 2 dogdog fruit, fruit fly or gembyung 2, and 1 manacle. Text using Sundanese language mixed with Arabic language. In development now used also Indonesian. Fill the text contains Islamic values ​​and good advice, and according to the purpose of the event. In addition to presenting performances of songs, magic attractions also presented, such as cutting the body with sharp weapons.
Badeng songs: Lailahaileloh, Ya'ti, Kasreng, Yautike, Lilimbungan, Solaloh.

Beans.

Beans is a performing art that is entertainment, of which there are at Baros (Arjasari, Bandung). At first the beans used at events associated with rice farming. But at the present time beans are used as entertainment art. This is related to the changing views of society that began less heed smelly things the old beliefs. 1940 can be considered as the end of the ritual function in respect of rice bean, because since it snaps turned into entertainment. Along with the rice storage places too (leuit; barn) began to disappear from people's homes, places replaced with a more practical bag, and easy to carry everywhere. Rice also now many are directly sold, not stored in the barn. Thus art beans that had been used for events ngunjal (carrying rice) is not needed anymore.
The name associated with a bean art song texts are well known among the people, namely cis nyengcle chickpeas ... and so on. The text contained in bean art, so art is called beans.
The instruments used in the arts Angklung beans are 2 ovaries, 2 ambrug angklung, angklung panempas, 2 angklung pancer, 1 angklung enclok. Dogdog then 3 pieces, consisting of 1 talingtit, panembal, and badublag. In a later development, coupled with tarompet, manacle, and goong. Angklung beans barreled salendro the vocal track can be barreled madenda or gamelan. Beans songs include: Badud, Beans, Renggong, Senggot, Jalantir, Jangjalik, Ela-ela, Mega Beureum. Now the songs beans have used also the songs of the gamelan, the singer who was the man angklung players, now by a special lady to sing.
Of the several types of bamboo music in West Java (Angklung) above, are some examples of performing arts angklung, which consists of: Angklung Beans (Priangan / Bandung), Angklung Badud (Priangan East / Kudat), Angklung Bungko (Indramayu), angklung gubrag (Bogor), angklung Ciusul (Bantam), angklung Dog dog lojor (Sukabumi), angklung Badeng (Malangbong, Garut), and angklung angklung Padaeng which is identical to the National with diatonic scales, developed since 1938 a typical Indonesian angklung this comes from Sundanese angklung development. Sundanese angklung pitched five (salendro or pelog) by Daeng Sutigna aka The Etjle (1908-1984) changed his tone became Western scales (solmisasi) so that it can play a variety of other songs. Investment results then taught to school students and played a large orchestra.

Angklung Padaeng.

Angklung Angklung Padaeng was introduced by Daeng Soetigna since around the year 1938 is a breakthrough in the use of the barrel Padaeng angklung Diatonic tone corresponding to the western music system. Thus, angklung can now play international songs, and also can play in ensemble with other international instruments.

Angklung Sarinande.

Ahimsa is a term for the Angklung Angklung Padaeng round tone that only wears only (without tone chromatic scale) with the base tone C. The small unit contains 8 Angklung Angklung sarinade (tone Do Do Low to High), while sarinade plus contains 13 angklung (Low to tone Sol High mi).

Angklung Toel.

Angklung Toel created by Kang Yayan Udjo circa 2008 In this tool, there is a waist-high frame with some angklung dijejer upside down and given the rubber. To play, a player is simply download the angklung Toel and shakers will vibrate while because of the rubber.

Angklung Sri-Pure.

Angklung is an idea Eko Budi Mursito specifically created for the purposes of the robot angklung. As the name implies, the angklung was wearing two or more tubes sound the same tone, so it will produce a pure tone (mono-tonal). This contrasts with angklung Padaeng multi-tonal. With this simple idea, the robot easily play angklung combination of multiple effects simultaneously to mimic the melody and Angklung Angklung akompanimen.

Angklung Ensemble.

In order for a richer sound, angklung musical instrument should be played with others to form an ensemble. Some angklung ensemble was established:

Padaeng classic.

Angklung Ensemble classics introduced by Mr. Daeng Soetigna consists of:
angklung melodies
angklung akompanimen
Bas betot
The combination of at least this is the most popular and common at concerts and competitions alloy angklung.

Angklung solo.

Angklung solo is a configuration in which one unit angklung melody hung on a crossbar that can be played by one person alone. In accordance with convention diatonic tones, then there are two ranks hanger angklung, the bottom contains a full tone, while the top contains chromatic tones. Solo Angklung is initiated by Yoes Roesadi 1964, and played with musical instruments basanova in group calling itself Aruba (Strains Clump Bamboo). Around 1969, the name was adapted into Arumba Aruba.

Arumba.

Arumba is a term for a set of musical instruments (ensemble) which consists of at least   :
One unit angklung melody, hung so that it can be played by one person
One unit lodong bass, also dijejer to be played one person
Bamboo xylophone melody
Bamboo xylophone akompanimen
drum
The initial configuration of the ensemble introduced by Burhan Mochamad around 1966, who used it with a group "Arumba Cirebon".

Techniques angklung game.

Play an angklung very easy. A person living in one of the frame holding the hand (usually the left hand) so angklung hang freely, while the other hand (usually the right hand) shake up reads. In this case, there are three basic techniques to shake the angklung:
Kurulung (shakes), is the most commonly used technique, where the right hand holding the tube base and moving from side to side many times during the tone to be played.
Centok (jerky), is a basic technique in which the tube is pulled quickly by the fingers into the palm of the right hand, so it will beep once angklung (stacato).
Tengkep, such kurulung but one of the tubes being held not participate vibrate. In melodic angklung, angklung issued this technique causes a pure tone (one tone melody only, not two as usual). Meanwhile, the main akompanimen angklung, this technique is used to play a major chord (3 tones), because otherwise ditengkep that play is the dominant chord Septim (4 tones).
Meanwhile, to play the angklung unit to carry the song, it will take a lot of musicians, led by conductor. On each musician will be distributed 1-4 angklung with different tone. Then the conductor will prepare sheet music tracks, with strands of writing the songs that would be played. Conductor will give cues, and every musician should play angklung his tone according to the required length and beats conductor. In playing this song the players must also consider the continuous technique, the tone is heard only stopped as soon as the next note starts sounding.

Angklung practice.

Angklung is going to sound melodious and magnificent when played abuzz with the compact. This requires preparation and practice long enough, led by a coach who simply have a general understanding of music and shakers. The stages of preparation are:
Choose songs with arrangements. The songs are played with Angklung generally match the exuberant rhythmic, and if there are parts that can rancak, so that it can be improvised with centok techniques. This then needs to be re-arranged the song specifically for the angklung, by having multiple voices. For practice, this arrangement is then written on large paper (usually in the notation notes number).
Prepare unit angklung appropriate arrangements. Of arrangement angklung, angklung can be known how necessary based range tune intonation and balance.
Collect angklung players and distribute them. If there is a player that holds a lot of angklung, must be taken to ensure that the player will never play two angklung at the same time. It is usually used for tonjur table.

Heating.

Before practice, you should first relax your feet and hands, and then do the basic movements for kurulung and centok together.
Learning songs. Together, learn and explore groove track, where the verses and choruses to be repeated. Slowly play these songs under the direction of conductor. It is suggested that during the initial training of all tones in-centok course, do not dikurulung first.

Memorizing notes.

Gradually, the players are asked to memorize the notes of the song and the game.

Improve technique.

This is the final polishing stages, where the conductor can begin to lead with a game emphasizes simultaneity, dynamics, and inspiration.

Choreography.

If going to appear on stage, improvisation can begin to think about the players do an interesting movement, not standing still ongoing.

Angklung interactive. 

Interactive angklung is an activity where a conductor invites a lot of people, who generally lay, to play angklung abuzz. This activity can be done in a tourism or hospitality events. Will be distributed to participants angklung angklung numbers marked in accordance tone. Then, the conductor will lead, usually by means of:
Conductor opened the big screen in a note that read track number, then asked the participants to play angklung right tone by pointing on the screen.
Conductor teach hand signals for certain tones in the audience, and then lead a song by giving the right cues in sequence to follow the participants. This hand gesture at-adaptation by Mang Udjo, based cues developed by John Curwen.
Previously, Mr. Daeng Soetigna image cues animals use to train kindergarten children. Thank you for reading this article.
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