Siter
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The siter and gamelan.
The siter and celempung each have between 11 and 13 pairs of strings, strung on each side, between a box resonator. Typically the strings on one side tuned to
The name "siter" comes from the Dutch word "citer", which corresponds to the English word "zither". "Celempung" is related to the Sundanese musical form celempungan.
The strings of the siter are played with the thumbnails, while the fingers are used to dampen the strings when the next one is hit, as is typical with instruments in the gamelan. The fingers of both hands are used for the damping, with the right hand below the strings and the left hand above them.
Siters and celempung of various sizes are the characteristic instrument in
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Celempung or siter in the collection of the Collection National Museum of World Cultures Foundation, Netherlands.
See also
External links
- NIU page on the siter, with illustrations
- Virtual Instrument Museum page on the celempung, with audio and video
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