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A Pasi gong is a medium-size gong 12 to 15 inches (30 to 38 cm) in size, with a loud crashing sound. It is used traditionally to announce the start of a performance ...
In addition to the gong-shaped form of kettles, economical bonang made of hammered iron or brass plates with raised bosses are often found in village gamelan, in Suriname-style gamelan, and in some American gamelan. In central Javanese gamelan there are three types of bonang used: Javanese bonang in Surakarta.
Gong Ageng in Javanese Gamelan ensemble Two gong sets; pélog scale set and sléndro scale set. Smaller kempul gongs are suspended between gong ageng (largest, right-side) and its gong suwukan (left, facing rearward). The gong ageng (or gong gedhe in Ngoko Javanese, means large gong) is an Indonesian musical instrument used in the Javanese gamelan.
The agung. The left gong is the pangandungan, used for basic beats.The right gong is the panentekan, which complements the pangandungan.. The agung is a large, heavy, wide-rimmed gong shaped like a kettle gong. of the agung produces a bass sound in the kulintang orchestra and weighs between 13 and 16 pounds, but it is possible to find agungs weigh as low as 5 pounds or as high as 20 or 30 ...
Gong Agung - used in classical Malay music of Malay Gamelan. Gong Anak - used in traditional performances such as Wayang Kulit, Mak Yong and Main Puteri. Gong Ibu - used in traditional performances such as Wayang Kulit, Mak Yong and Main Puteri. Kenong - used in classical Malay music of Malay Gamelan.
The gong circle-maker creates sixteen bossed gongs made of copper with bronze admixture. He suspends them on rattan frames in a circle around the player. He tunes the individual gongs by dripping into the upturned boss a mixture of mud-lead, rice husks, and beeswax. The kong thom's smaller cousin is called kong toch.
Xiaoluo (小锣) – a small flat gong whose pitch rises when struck with the side of a flat wooden stick; Yueluo (月锣) – small pitched gong held by a string in the palm of the hand and struck with a small stick; used in Chaozhou music; Jingluo (镜锣) – a small flat gong used in the traditional music of Fujian
Cồng chiêng - tuned gong (comes in both flat and knobbed varieties) Tam âm la - set of three small, high-pitched flat gongs in a frame; used primarily in nhã nhạc music; T'rưng - bamboo xylophone; Đàn đá - lithophone, commonly having 9+ stone bars, 65–102 cm (26–40 in) in length. It is believed the instrument dates back to 1000 BC.