Diplomacy of Angklung

The richness of culture and art, soft power is owned by Indonesia has been proven that attractiveness and charm among the foreign community. Cultural Diplomacy is an instrument that tends free of political and economic interests. In addition, the path of art, culture and free entry even more capable of such moral message that the mutual understanding and cooperative relations will be transmitted to expand in various fields.

Beautiful Pain encouraged Angklung

Angklung musical finesse can inspire not only a sense of beauty, but also a deep sense of love of God, the Creator of the universe. At least it Madrasah Aljunied Al Islamiah was also Singapore reported that the vehicle "Iktiraf" Who played a steady medium tempo.
Madrasah Aljunied the hands of Al Islamiah Singapore, Angklung, as though to disampikan the spirit of prayer. Angklung prayer and penance accelerators iktiraf () you want to move. Pila as Car

List of Saung Angklung Bandung

Plays, art Angklung many a personal need. Musical instruments made of bamboo, the application has digoyangkan. Hence, these devices are Skirl very typical.
Angklung Forms consist of two sections of bamboo calung in different sizes depending on the needs of high and low sound - instruments form. Only the purchase of sound is calung beaten Angklung like art, but digoyangkan antarunsur Angklung can touch the body one sound.

Traditional Musical Instrument Made of Bamboo Frame

Angklung is a musical instrument made out of two bamboo tubes attached to a bamboo frame. The tubes are carved so that they have a resonant pitch when struck. The two tubes are tuned to octaves. The base of the frame is held with one hand while the other hand shakes the instrument rapidly from side to side. This causes a rapidly repeating note to sound. Thus each of three or more angklung performers in an ensemble will play just one note and together complete melodies are produced. Angklung is popular throughout Southeast Asia, but originated from Indonesia (used and played by the Sundanese since the ancient times).

Angklung Scale Range

Tone numbers related to the full 88 'tone piano keyboard'
C4(tone number 40) is usually described as middle C=MC
A4(tone number 49) is usually described as A = 440 Hz

Angklung patent threatened other countries

Bandung, Kompas - Angklung Music Society will be at ease because they had "heard rumors" Angklung patented by Malaysia, was a neighbor of aggressively promoting its global tourism. They argued long urged the government to see the fate of the Angklung. But the government was not deterred.
"I have in years, any change, I asked the Minister Angklung pointed out," said AR Wiramihardja Obby, Chairman of the music community Angklung (MMA), Wednesday (11:08).

Playing Angklung

The following are the explanation about how to hold, shake, and play angklung that believed to be true so far.

    * The position of angklung is the higher tube on the right of the player and the short one on the left, straight and not slant.
    * The left hand of the player hold the upper knot of angklung and the right hand hold the below side of angklung. The position of the left hand can grip the angklung both upside or downside. Both hands are in straight position.

How to make Angklung

1. Choosing The Bamboo

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Bamboo is the material of an Angklung. It is choosing by its age. It has to be at least 4 years old and not more than 6 years old. It is cut in the dry season, between 9 am and 3 pm at the afternoon. After being cut at its base, with the size about 2-3 span of the hand, it should be stored for about 1 week, so that the bamboo will contain less water.

After a week, the bamboo should be separated from its branches. It should be cut into certain various sizes. Then, it should be stored for about one year to prevent it from termites. Some of the procedures are: by sinking out the bamboo beneath mud field, pool or river, also by smoking it at the fireplace, and the modern procedure: by using a certain liquid chemistry formula.

Balinese Gamelan Angklung

In Bali, an ensemble of angklung is called gamelan angklung (anklung). While the ensemble gets its name from the bamboo shakers, these days most compositions for Gamelan Angklung do not use them. An ensemble of mostly bronze metallophones is used instead, generally with about 20 musicians.

While the instrumentation of gamelan angklung is similar to gamelan gong kebyar, it has several critical differences. First, the instruments are tuned to a 5-tone slendro scale, though

History of Angklung

In the Hindu period and the era of the Kingdom of Sunda, the people of Sunda, as West Java is called, used the angklung to signal the time for prayer. Later, in Kingdom of Sunda these instruments were used as martial music in the Bubat War (Perang Bubat) as told in the Kidung Sunda.

The angklung functioned to build community spirit. It was used by the Sundanese until the colonial era (Dutch East Indies, V.O.C). At that time, the Dutch East Indies government

Angklung

Angklung is a musical instrument made out of two bamboo  tubes attached to a bamboo frame. The tubes are carved so that they have a resonant pitch when struck. The two tubes are tuned to octaves. The base of the frame is held with one hand while the other hand shakes the instrument rapidly from side to side. This causes a rapidly repeating note to sound. Thus each of three or more angklung performers in an ensemble will play just one note and together complete melodies are produced. Angklung is popular throughout Southeast Asia, but originated from Indonesia (used and played by the Sundanese since the ancient times).

taken from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angklung