Calung
![]() A calung musical instrument from Indonesia. | |
Percussion instrument | |
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Classification | Idiophone |
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Angklung | |
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Country | Indonesia |
Criteria | Oral Tradition and Expression, Performing Arts, Customs, rituals and celebrations, Knowledge and practices based upon nature and the universe, and Skill in traditional handcraft |
Reference | 393 |
Region | Asia and the Pacific |
Inscription history | |
Inscription | 2010 (5th session) |
List | Representative List |
![]() Traditional Angklung (Pentatonic – Slendro Scale: Angklung Kanekes, Angklung Dogdog Lojor, Angklung Gabrag, Angklung Badeng, Angklung Bungko, Angklung Badud, Angklung Buncis, and angklung Calung) and Modern Angklung (Diatonic/Chromatic - Slendro, Pelog, and Madenda Scale: Angklung Padaeng) |
The Calung (
The calung (instrument) consists of multiple bamboo tubes which are struck at the base to produce a woody sound.In the Balinese Gamelan gong kebyar, the metallophone Jublag can also be known as Calung, it has a one-octave range, and is generally utilized to play mid-range melodies.
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On November 18, 2010, UNESCO officially recognized the Indonesian angklung which includes a musical instrument of calung as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, and encouraged the Indonesian people and the Indonesian government to safeguard, transmit, promote performances and to encourage the craftsmanship of the angklung.[5] In 2011, calung traditions are recognized as National Intangible Cultural Heritage of Indonesia by the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture.[6]
Etymology
Calung is actually the name for the Diospyros macrophylla tree in Sundanese language (ki calung, literally: calung wood),[7][8] as a musical instrument, according to the A Dictionary of the Sunda language by Jonathan Rigg (1862), calung is a rude musical instrument so called, being half a dozen slips of bambu fastened to a string, like the steps of a ladder, and when hung up, tapped with a bit of wood.[9]
Instrument
The calung works by cutting away multiple pieces of
Gallery
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An illustration of a Sundanese Baduy man playing a calung by Jannes Theodorus Bik, c. 1816–1846 (this picture taken from the anthropological collection pictures of Rijksmuseum Amsterdam).
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Calung Jinjing
See also
- Gamelan
- Music of Sunda
- Music of Java
- Music of Bali
References
- ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ "Calung". Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. Retrieved 9 Sep 2013.
- ^ Sutton, R. Anderson (1991). Traditions of Gamelan Music in Java: Musical Pluralism and Regional Identity. Cambridge University Press.
- ^ ""Indonesian Angklung", Inscribed in 2010 (5.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Warisan Budaya Takbenda, Penetapan". Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ISBN 978-602-0806-84-6.
- ^ Dodo (20 February 2014). "KI CALUNG (Diospyros macrophylla Blume) DI TAMAN NASIONAL UJUNG KULON BANTEN". Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ Rigg, Jonathan (1862). A Dictionary of the Sunda language. Batavia: Lange & Co. p. 75.
- ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. Retrieved 8 September 2018. Section (b): Village music.
External links
- (August 2, 2011). "Calung Traditional Art from West java", Antique-Teak-Furniture.BlogSpot.com. An example of a Calung ensemble can be found in the video halfway down the page.