History of Angklung
In a clump of art that uses musical instruments from bamboo known type of art called angklung. The type of bamboo used as the instrument is awi wulung (black bamboo) and awi friend (white bamboo). Prototype for a musical instrument angklung; each tone (barrel) is generated from the sound tube-shaped bamboo wilahan (bars) each segment of bamboo from small to large.
Angklung is a musical instrument from West Java. Angklung gubrag in Jasinga, Bogor, is one that is still alive since more than 400 years ago. Begins its emergence from rice rites. Angklung created and played to lure Dewi Sri down to Earth so that the people of the rice plant thrives.
Known by the Sundanese since the time of the Sunda kingdom, of which as penggugah spirit in battle. Angklung function as pumping continues to feel the spirit of the people still came to the colonial period, that's why the Dutch East Indies government had banned the use angklung, the ban could make angklung popularity declined and only played by children at that time.
The origin of the creation of bamboo music, such as angklung based view of Sundanese people who live a life of agrarian with paddy (pare) as a staple food. This gave rise to the myth of trust in Nyai Sri Pohaci as a symbol of life-giving Goddess of Rice (breathe-hurip).
Reflection Sundanese people formerly in agricultural processing (tatanen), especially in the fields and huma has spawned the creation of poetry and song in honor and tribute to Sri Nyai Pohaci, as well as efforts nyinglar (starting reinforcements) so that they are not suitable planting invite disaster, both pests and disasters other nature. Buhun song lyric in honor of Nyi Sri Pohaci the example.
Furthermore the songs offerings to Dewi Sri is accompanied by the sound of percussion accompaniment made from bamboo poles that simple packed structures which then was born the bamboo musical instrument we know today called angklung. Further developments in the game Angklung tradition accompanied by elements of movement and ibing (dance) rhythmic (air-wirahma) with patterns and rules = rules in accordance with certain requirements memorial paddy rice paraded at all granary (ngampih pare, nginebkeun), also at times mitembeyan, began planting rice in some places in West Java called ngaseuk.
Similarly, at the time of harvest festival and seren taun angklung game offered. Especially in the presentation ceremony Angklung related to rice, this art became a nature show or helaran pageantry, even in some places into the convoy and Dongdang Rengkong and Jampana (stretcher food) and so on.
During its development, angklung grow and spread throughout Java, then to Kalimantan and Sumatra. In 1908 recorded a cultural mission from Indonesia to Thailand, among others, marked the submission angklung and bamboo music game also had spread there.
In fact, since 1966, the Udjo Ngalagena - angklung figures who developed the technique based on barrel-barrel game pelog, salendro, and madenda-began to teach how to play angklung to many people from various communities.
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