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Angklung

Angklung

(Malay, Sundanese, Javanese, Balinese)
Shaken percussionj instrument. Bamboo segments mobile in a frame produce the sound.

Gong angklung (Balinese)
Balinese metal gamelan, generally of 4 seléndro tones. Comprised angklung, rarely today.

Tell me more : Gamelan Angklung of Geneva.

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Etymology

Javanese onomatopoeia.

Other romanizations

Old Indonesian spelling : angkloeng.

When referring to the instrument in Thailand, the word is angkalung.

 
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