Monday, July 25, 2011

ANGKLUNG INDONESIA

Angklung is a tool or waditra art made from a special bamboo, which was discovered by Mr. Daeng Sutigna around 1938.When the initial use is still limited to the interests of Angklung local or traditional arts. However, due to the resulting sounds are very melodic and it also has local and international content such as sound a tone bertangga duremi fa so la the du and daminatilada, then angklung growing too fast, performed not only locally but also performed regionally, nationally and internationally. Even supposedly khabarnya Angklung show ever held in front of the State Leaders at the Asian African Conference in Bandung Gedung Merdeka in 1955. 
The number of players can play angklung to 50 people, even up to 100 people and can be combined with other musical instruments such as piano, organ, guitar, drums, and others.Aside from being a tool of art, angklung can also be used as souvenirs or fruits after hand decorated various other accessories.  After the death of Angklung Daeng Sutigna passed by the creations of art and Erwin Anwar Ujo Mang. Mang Ujo even have made the center of creation and development of artistic creations angklung called 'Saung Angklung Mang Ujo "Padasuka Cicaheum located in Bandung. One program that he did specifically to preserve art Angklung Angklung is introduced to students in school, starting kindergarten, up to the senior secondary level and has even become one of the curriculum at the local subjects
(jabar.go.id)

Angklung has also been entered into the UNESCO that angklung including culture from INDONESIASo we as citizens of Indonesia should preserve this angklung as traditional musical instruments of our ancestral heritage.


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