Indonesian Angklung | Global Knowledge Systems

Overview

Angklung is an Indonesian musical instrument consisting of two to four bamboo tubes suspended in a bamboo frame, bound with rattan cords. The tubes are carefully whittled and cut by a master craftsperson to produce certain notes when the bamboo frame is shaken or tapped. Each Angklung produces a single note or chord, so several players must collaborate in order to play melodies. Traditional Angklungs use the pentatonic scale, but in 1938 musician Daeng Soetigna introduced Angklungs using the diatonic scale; these are known as ''angklung padaeng.'' The Angklung is closely related to traditional customs, arts and cultural identity in Indonesia, played during ceremonies such as rice planting, harvest and circumcision. The special black bamboo for the Angklung is harvested during the two weeks a year when the cicadas sing, and is cut at least three segments above the ground, to ensure the...

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Community and Authority

Communities: Indonesia
Languages: Not specified in UNESCO dataset
Cultural territories: Indonesia
Countries: Indonesia

How the System Works

Music, Performance and Oral Literature Language, Story and Memory Material Culture, Design and Technology Food, Agriculture and Seasonal Practice Ceremony, Spirituality and Cosmology Ways of Knowing and Knowledge Transmission

Sources and Evidence

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Field-Level Provenance

title: UNESCO DataHub field title_en
preferredTitle: UNESCO DataHub field title_fr
summary: UNESCO DataHub field description_en
type: UNESCO DataHub fields type_of_element_en and type_acronym
countries: UNESCO DataHub field countries, ISO codes resolved with ISO-3166 regional metadata
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Original Source Metadata

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ich_public_ref393

inscription_year2010

title_enIndonesian Angklung

title_frL’Angklung indonésien

type_of_element_enRepresentative List

type_acronymRL

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http_url_enhttps://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/00393

concepts_primary_namesIdiophones, Instrumental music

concepts_secondary_namesAgricultural ritual, Circumcision, Costumes, Craft workers, Handicrafts, Instrument making, Music education, Oral tradition, Orchestras, Religious belief, Technical skills, Work songs

main_image_urlhttps://ich.unesco.org/img/photo/thumb/02345-LRG.jpg

main_image_caption_enNot supplied

main_image_copyright2009 by Centre for Research and Development of Culture, Indonesia

main_image_authorGaura Mancacaritadipura

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Idiophones Instrumental music Agricultural ritual Circumcision Costumes Craft workers Handicrafts Instrument making Music education Oral tradition UNESCO representative list

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