Musical Instruments of Indonesia

1. Angklung is a bamboo musical instrument native to Sundanese people of West Java. It is made
out of bamboo tubes attached to a bamboo frame.

2. BEDUG is a percussion instrument like a drum. Bedug isa traditional musical instrument which
has been used since thousands of years ago, which has traditionally functioned as a means of
communication, whether in religious ritual andpolitical activities. In Indonesia, aregular bedug is
sounded for the notification of times of prayer or worship.

3. Calung is a Sundanese musical instrument which is a prototype (prototype) of theangklung.

Unlike the angklung is played by shaken, beating calu ng way is to hit the rod(wilahan, blades) of
the joints (bamboo tubes) are arranged according to the barrel titi(scales) pentatonic (da-mi-na-
ti-la)
4. Gamelan is a musical ensemble that usually highlight metallophones, xylophone, drums, and
gongs. The term gamelan refers to the instrument / tool, which is a unified whole that is realized
and sounded together.

5. Rebana (Java Language: Fly) is a round drum- shaped and flat. Circular frame of woodturner ,
with one hand to tap on goat leather. Arts in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Singapore are
often put on rebana is musical rhythm of the desert, for example, harp, and hadroh kasidah.

6. Sasando is a stringed musical instrument. This musical instr ument comes from the island of
Rote, East Nusa Tenggara. Literally Sasando according to the origin of the name he said in Rote,
sasandu, which means equipment that vibrates or rings. Sasando purportedlyused in the
community.
7. Rebab size is usually small, round body, the front covered by a membrane such asparchment or
sheepskin and has a long neck attached. There is a long thin neck with apegbox at the end and
there is one, two or three strings. There is no tone board. This instrument was made upright,
either resting on the lap or on the floor. Arc is usually morecurved than the violin.

8. Kulintang Kolintang or kulintang is a bronze and wooden percussion instrument native to

eastern Indonesia and also The Philippines. In Indonesia it is particularly associated with
Minahasa people of North Sulawesi, however it also popular in Maluku and Timor.

9. Kecapi suling Kecapi suling is a type of instrumental music that is highly improvisational and
popular in parts of West Java that employs two instruments, kecapi (zither) and suling (bamboo
flute). It is related to tembang sunda.