UNDERSTANDING, ORGANOLOGY AS WELL AS THE BASIC TECHNIQUES OF PLAYING THE GAMBANG

Hi, friendly welcome to the Indonesian Culture blog. For the article this time I will discuss traditional musical instruments, specifically regarding musical instruments (ansamble) which are often used in the art of kliningan or wayang golek musicians accompaniment.

After previously I discussed the harp, flute, and percussion. To simply add to our knowledge of the richness of traditional art belongs to Indonesia or may just be a reference for those of you who intend to deepen the proficiency in playing the music of Gambang.

Gambang Sunda

Organology Gambang

Gambang is one of the traditional musical instruments-percussion (at) conventionally used as instruments in the gamelan slendro/pelog. Although in addition used as naming a musical instrument, the xylophone is also used to name an ansamble for example, we know from the Betawi Arts Gambang Kromong IE which is a combination of a gamelan musical instruments Chinese musical instruments. Killed in Bali there are Gamelan Gambang the term which is sacred and rare gamelan which is only used on religious occasions only.

In this article I will discuss is a xylophone used in the gamelan or Sundanese musicians, although there is a similarity function and role also in Javanese Gamelan. Gambangan karawitan Sunda is one of independent music.

In organology/ gambang form is divided into two parts, namely part ancak/resonator and part of the bar. The materials used for the part or parts of the bar resonator tones are often made of wood. For part of the bar, the tone usually uses options like wood, teak, timber, timber pisuk bogor, etc.

As for the tone used in gambang, anyone using the tone (barrel) slendro and there is also the use of tone (barrel) pelog. The number of slats used tones there which amounted to 18 to 21 tone, consisting of 4 gembyang (octave). On each of the gembyang (octave) as a differentiator from the highest to the lowest tones are distinguished by the placement of the comma.

The role and function of Gambang At Karawitan

In Sundanese karawitan is primarily an instrument gambang serves as:

1. Dominant Role/main:

On the form of presentation of the gambangan xylophone acted as a carrier material gamelan musician or served independently in the form of instrumentals

2. Supporting role

Gambang acts as a supporting instrument when in accompanying music kliningan or wayang golek. Here the gambang preparing only accompanying vocal interpreter Sekar or puppeteer.

Basic Techniques Of Beating Gambang

Gambang is emitted by using special musicians gambang, using both hands. The left-hand plays a role in playing the part of the bar low pitched tones while the right-hand plays for beating a low tone.

For more details, we discuss the basic steps in playing an instrument gambang, Yes!

1. Techniques Gembyangan

Gembayang engineering is the most basic technique for learning to play the xylophone. This technique is done by playing the xylophone tone bar on the same tone gembyang (octave) are different between the right hand and left hand.

On this technique, there are two patterns of exercise to do, namely 1:1, 1:2. Still confused? Well, I obviously Yes, on the pattern of 1:1 that is his right hand hit one time then any left hand hitting a tone one time (in an octave). As for the pattern of the 1:2 If the right hand hit one time, then left-hand hit twice (one tone in an octave). In addition, there is also a successive votes pattern (very tembal) this technique is done by left hand hit one tone and then followed by with the right hand (on the same tone, in gebyang a different/octave)

2. Techniques Carukan

This technique is done by both hand spank tones with different patterns, but by the time the fall kenongan and goongan both hands hit the same tone in gembyanga (a different octave).

Well, buddy Indonesia Culture, apparently my used to be a discussion of the notion, Organology as well as the basic techniques of playing the Gambang. Although the presentation of atrial is not yet so detailed, hopefully a little addition to our knowledge of the richness of the arts of the region.

May be beneficial for all of us.