Name: ANGKLUNG
Classification: idiophone
Origin: Indonesia
Photo credits: Julie Tan
The angklung consists of 2 or 3 bamboo tubes of specific pitch set in a bamboo frame. It is used in sets to play music for entertainment. It is also used to accompany the kuda kepang dance found in the Malaysian state of Johor. (Matusky, 1985).
Angklung Tube
Photo credits: Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism of Malaysia
Malaysian schools also often have angklung orchestras in which each child plays an angklung of a different size, in a manner similar to a handbell choir. (Nik Mustapha, 1998)
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