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Etymology
The word Angklung originated from two words angka and lung. Angka means
"tone", and lung means "broken" or "lost". Angklung then means "incomplete tone"
History
In the Hindu period and the era of the Kingdom of Sunda, the angklung played an important role
in ritual ceremonies such as ngaseuk pare, nginebkeun pare, ngampihkeun pare, seren taun,
heleran, etc. These ceremonies were inherent to Sundanese communities; in courtly and
everyday living. In its function as the ritual medium, the angklung was played to honor Dewi Sri,
the goddess of fertility, in a hope that their life and land will be blessed. Angklung is also used to
signal time for prayer[citation needed]. Later, in Kingdom of Sunda these instruments were used as
martial music in the Bubat War (Perang Bubat) as told in the Kidung Sunda.[2]
A couple of Indonesian boys playing Angklung in early 1918.
The angklung functioned to build community spirit. Because of this, the playing of the angklung
was forbade during the Dutch occupation of Indonesia. Because of this, the popularity of the
instrument decreased and it came to be played only by children.[citation needed][2]
The oldest angklung still exist is called Angklung Gubrag. The angklung was made in the 17th
century in Jasinga, Bogor. Nowadays, some of those older angklung remain in Sri Bduga
Museum, Bandung.[2]
As time flown by, the angklung received a more international attention. In 1938, Daeng
Soetigna, from Bandung, created angklung that is based on the diatonic scale instead of the
traditional pélog or sléndro scales. Since then, angklung has been used for educational and
entertainment purposes and are able to accompany western music instruments in an orchestra.
One of the first well-known performances of angklung in an orchestra was during the Bandung
Conference in 1955. Udjo Ngalagena, a student of Daeng Soetigna, opened his "Saung
Angklung" (House of Angklung) in 1966 as a centre for its development.[2]
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The King & Carter Jazzing Orchestra photographed in Houston, Texas, January 1921.
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Extracurricular activity
Extracurricular activities are activities performed by students that fall outside the realm of the
normal curriculum of school or university education. Extracurricular activities exist at all levels
of education, from 4th-6th, junior high/high school, college and university education.
Such activities are generally voluntary as opposed to mandatory, non-paying, social,
philanthropic as opposed to scholastic, and involve others of the same age. Students often
organize and direct these activities under faculty sponsorship, although student-led initiatives,
such as independent newspapers, are common.
ex·tra·cur·ric·u·lar ( k str -k -r k y -l r)
adj.
1. Being outside the regular curriculum of a school or college: Sports and drama are the school's
most popular extracurricular activities.
2. Being outside the usual duties of a job or profession: The attorney's work for the legal aid
society was extracurricular.
3. Informal Extramarital.
extracurricular [ˌɛkstrəkəˈrɪkjʊlə]
adj
1. (Social Science / Education) taking place outside the normal school timetable extracurricular
activities
2. beyond the regular duties, schedule, etc.