angklung (Single pitch bamboo rattle xylophone used in Sundanese gamelan)

~ Percussion instrument

Description

Usually consisting of 2-3 carved bamboo tubes suspended in a wooden or bamboo frame that is shook. It has been in use since ancient times by Sundanese peoples.

Relationships

from:Bali, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Sunda, Jawa, Indonesia
used in:gamelan angklung
type of:xylophone (Arrangement of struck tuned wooden bars.)
derivations:calung (Bamboo xylophone used in Sundanese gamelan)
part of:Sundanese gamelan (Indonesian traditional ensemble)
picture:https://static.metabrainz.org/irombook/angklung/angklung.png [info]
Wikidata:Q540049 [info]
other databases:https://saisaibatake.ame-zaiku.com/gakki/gakki_jiten_angklung.html [info]