For most of Indonesia, bamboo is a natural component that can not be separated from everyday life. From birth to death will involve objects that are made from bamboo. Household appliances, furniture and building materials are some of the goods produced from bamboo materials. Even one of the local culinary bamboo shoots prepared from young bamboo shoots.Bamboo is also a tool and symbol of Indonesia's independence struggle against the invaders, known as "Bamboo Runcing". Now bamboo growing in popularity after being processed by the artist Indonesia into some traditional musical instruments, among which are: flute, calung, munsang, clempung, Rengkong, and one else on the list of world cultural heritage and in 2010 UNESCO recognized the angklung.
Angklung is a musical instrument made of bamboo strips. This instrument consists of 2-4tabung bamboo strung together into one with talirotan. Dikuir bamboo tubes cut in such a manner and detail by professional artisans angklung to produce a specific tone when shaken bamboo frame.
Each angklung produce different tones or chords so that some players must work together to produce a beautiful melody. This instrument has been known since ancient times in some areas of Indonesia, especially in West Java, Central Java, East Java, and Bali.
The word comes from the Sundanese angklung is 'angkleung-angkleungan' the movement of angklung players, as well as of sound 'klung' produced this bamboo instrument. The development of angklung is actually a musical instrument calung, the bamboo tube being hit, while the angklung is a bamboo tube shaken so as to produce only one note for each instrument.
In the past traditions of Sunda, angklung instruments have a function in a religious ritual that is to invite Dewi Sri (Goddess of rice a symbol of prosperity) so down to earth and give the fertility of rice plants. Until now still found in some villages that use angklung Buhun ceremony for traditional activities such as harvest festival, ngaseuk pare, nginebkeun pare, pare ngampihkeun, seren epidemic, Nadran, helaran, down the earth, and the alms of the earth.
Although generally identical as instruments of cultural Sundanese angklung origins may be more widespread and older. One of the references can be found in the real Same Edition newsletter published II/2009 Ministry of Culture and Tourism, said that Dr.Groneman angklung art has become a favorite attraction in the whole archipelago even before the Hindu era. Meanwhile, according to Kunst Yaap in Music in Java, said that angklung also in South Sumatra and Kalimantan, Lampung, East Java and Central Java. In Bali, Angklung also played for several rituals including cremation or cremation. In fact there are claims angklung originated from Bali language support is 'number' and 'lungs' which means a full tone.
In West Java, angklung has been played since the 7th century. Bedouin people, from the village of Kanekes still play traditional angklung angklung Buhun called in some of their traditional ceremonies. Baduy Angklung consists of four rack or parts, namely: king-king, indo, panempas, and gong-gong.
On the border of Cirebon and Indramayu, precisely in the Village Bungko, there is another type of angklung angklung named bungko. Bungko angklung is believed to have been aged 600 years and is still preserved and maintained even though no longer used. Angklung bungko created by "Sheikh Bentong" or "Ki Gede Bungko", which is a religious leader who used it as a medium for the spread of Islam.There are also stories of crop failure in the Village Cipining, Bogor which later became the origin of creation gubrag angklung. It is said that the village was threatened with famine due to crop failure. Villagers believe that the disaster occurred because of anger Dewi Sri. Residents then perform the ritual with the performing arts to invite back to Dewi Sri down to earth and gave his blessing for the fertility of rice plants. However, these efforts unfortunately did not work. Then, one day a young man named Mukhtar and his friend went to the Mount Cirangsad to tear down the bamboo xylophone type a letter. After meditating for 40 days, he returned to the village and began to make angklung. Next then these young men to teach the villagers to play angklung. Finally the village performed the ceremony accompanied by angklung music. This ceremony proved to be effective and rice flourish. People believe that the voice of angklung to the goddess of rice fell from heaven and bless all their crops. Therefore, the angklung is called 'gubrag', which means a fall or drop. Angklung gubrag always graced every traditional ceremony in the village of Cipining, Bogor since.
In 1938, the Soetigna Daeng, a teacher of Hollandsch Inlandsche School (HIS) in Brass, West Java has created angklung musical tones with modern instruments. At first only angklung tone pentatonic (da mi na ti la). Year 1938 "Daeng Soetigna" modify a diatonic angklung sound (do re me fa so la ti). Angklung Daeng Soetigna successfully modernize the tone of a diatonic pentatonic melodies. This became known as Angklung Daeng or Padaeng. Since that time began to be known internationally angklung which was featured in the Asia-Africa Conference in Bandung in 1955. Angklung is now more often displayed in the form of orchestra and more and more nurtured in school.
"Daeng Soetigna" died in 1984. Then Udjo Nalagenaangklung. Udjo Ngalagena are familiar with the call Mang Udjo and his wife, UUM Sumiati, managed to pack a very attractive angklung. They established Saung Angklung Udjo: Sundanese Art & Bamboo Craft Center in early 1967.Saung Angklung Udjo is a place where angklung art evolved with the dynamic and fascinating world. Not only play traditional musical instruments but also play modern songs are popular.
Saung Angklung Udjo a workshop where traditional art performances, educational laboratories as well as cultural attractions typical of West Java. It relies on the spirit of mutual cooperation between residents of his.
Saung Angklung Udjo likened to an oasis of culture in the midst of dense settlement, in the land area of 1.2 hectares. There have been 42 countries which recognize the game angklung. Demand a lot from the Netherlands, South Korea as well, even in South Korea remains the angklung has been introduced since elementary school.
When you visit Bandung is a time to briefly visit the Saung Angklung Udjo located at 118 London Road Padasuka. Here you can watch performances of traditional Sundanese arts as well as learn more about the angklung.
Aside from being a traditional musical instrument, the angklung also symbolizes human life that can not stand but need each other. Large and small tubes of bamboo row describes the development of human life. Small bamboo tube illustrates that everyone has a dream and desire to become a great man who epitomized the big tube. When angklung shaken, all the tubes to create harmony which depict life as it should.
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