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Modern keroncong came into being after 1880, when its main instrument, the ukulele, was invented in Hawaii. [7] [8] The so-called "long evolution" of 1552–1879 was a preliminary stage of development that led to the modern form. Since the 1880s, keroncong is at a stage known as "short evolution".
Angklung padaeng is a musical instrument made of bamboo which is a modern variant of angklung. Traditional angklung used the slendro, pelog, and madenda scales. In 1938, Daeng Soetigna made an innovation so that the angklung could play diatonic notes.
Man playing kenong in a gamelan orchestra (1966) The Kenong is a musical instrument of Indonesia used in the gamelan. [1] [2] It is a kind of gong and is placed on its side.It has the same length and width.
Modern professional instruments are almost invariably of wood, often boxwood; student and scholastic recorders are commonly of moulded plastic. The recorders' internal and external proportions vary, but the bore is generally reverse conical (i.e. tapering towards the foot) to cylindrical, and all recorder fingering systems make extensive use of ...
An integrated cup-shaped mouthpiece was traditionally carved into the narrow end, while modern instruments have a separate removable mouthpiece carved from hard wood. [ 2 ] An alphorn made at Rigi-Kulm, Schwyz, and now in the Victoria and Albert Museum , measures 8 feet (2.4 m) in length and has a straight tube.
A modern digital Hammond organ in use. Performers of 20th century popular organ music include William Rowland who composed "Piano Rags"; George Wright (1920–1998) and Virgil Fox (1912–1980), who bridged both the classical and religious areas of music.
Depictions of sapeh exist in carvings and bas-relief panels found in ancient temples of Java dating back to the early 8th century. According to native Kalimantan manuscripts and inscriptions (mainly found in Banjar and Kutai Kertanegara), these string-based musical instrument originated in the eastern region of the island of Java and were introduced to the southern and eastern coastal regions ...
In modern days, classical Burmese chamber music is accompanied by either the pattala or the saung (the Burmese harp), both of which are capable of performing a harmonic countermelody. [3] The pattala is also a key instrument in the Burmese ensemble orchestra, the hsaing waing. [4] The pattala is also prominently featured in Burmese drama ...