THE ANKLUNG ENSEMBLE

Aside from the gamelan ensemble or musical instruments made of bronze, brass, and other metals. Other musical ensemble can also be found in Indonesia and this is the Anklung Ensemble. The word Angklung originated from two words angka and lung. Angka means tone, and lung means broken or lost. Angklung then means as an incomplete tone. 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. Each Angklung instrument has an equivalent note specifically, The two tubes are tuned to octaves. While 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 and it has been used and played by the Sundanese since the ancient times.

Here are some examples of the Instruments that is part of the Angklung ensemble: