Calung is a Sundanese musical instrument which is the prototype (prototype) of angklung

Calung is a Sundanese musical instrument which is the prototype (prototype) of angklung. Unlike angklung played by shaken, how to beat calung is to mepukul stem (wilahan, bar) of the joints (bamboo tube), which is composed by titi barrel (scales) pentatonic (da-na-mi-ti-la) . Species of bamboo for the manufacture of most of the AWI calung wulung (black bamboo), but some are made from AWI friend (white bamboo).

Calung is a Sundanese musical instrument which is the prototype (prototype) of angklung. Unlike angklung played by shaken, beating calung way is by hitting the bar (wilahan, bar) of the joints (bamboo tube), which is composed by titi barrel (scales) pentatonic (da-na-mi-ti-la) . Species of bamboo for the manufacture of most of the AWI calung wulung (black bamboo), but some are made from AWI friend (white bamboo).

Understanding calung than as a musical instrument is also attached as performance art. There are two forms of Sunda calung known, namely calung calung rantay and portable.

Calung rantay dideretkan bar tube with leather strap spades (lulub) from the largest to the smallest, in number 7 wilahan (7 bamboo) or more. The composition of a single row of tools exist and there is also a two-row (calung ovarian and calung child / calung rincik). How to play calung rantay hit with two hands while sitting bersilah, usually calung was tied in a tree or a cubicle house (calung rantay Banjaran-Bandung), have also made shelf "cradle" of special bamboo or wood, for example calung tarawangsa in Cibalong and Cipatujah , Tasikmalaya, calung rantay in Banjaran and Kanekes / Bedouin.

The rows of bamboo-shaped tote calung pitched blade held together with tiny bamboo (paniir). Calung tote consists of four or five fruits, such as calung Kingking (consisting of 12 bamboo tubes), calung panepas (5 / 3 and 2 bamboo tubes), calung jongjrong (5 / 3 and 2 bamboo tubes), and calung howl (2 tube bamboo). Completeness calung in its development today there are only using calung Kingking one fruit, two fruits and calung panempas barking one, without using calung jongjrong How to play it was hit with the right hand using the paddle, and his left hand carrying / holding the instruments. Meanwhile, among other techniques dimelodi menabuhnya, dikeleter, dikemprang, dikempyung, diraeh, dirincik, dirangkep (diracek), salancar, corkscrew and solorok.

Type calung now developed and are widely known: calung portable. Calung tote is the kind of musical instrument that has been long known by the Sundanese people, for example in the Sundanese people in the area Sindang Heula - Brebes, Central Java, and could be the development of form calung rantay. But in West Java, this art form was pioneered in popularity when the students at the University of Padjadjaran (Padjadjaran University) who joined in the Department of Arts Student Council (Institute UNPAD art) developed this calung form through his creativity in 1961. According to one pioneer, Ekik Barkah, that pengkemasan calung tote with a show inspired by the shape of the game on reog show that combines elements of percussion, movement and song combined. Then in 1963 the form of games and percussion calung more developed again by friends of the Theatre Studiklub Bandung (STB; Koswara Sumaamijaya et al), and between the years 1964 to 1965 calung more prevalent again by my friends in UNPAD as a performance art that is entertainment and information (extension (Oman Suparman, he Ruchiyat, Eppi K., Enip Sukanda, Edi, Zahir, and friends), and group calung SMAN 4 Bandung (Abdurohman et al). Furthermore, emerging groups in society calung Bandung, for example Layung Sari, Ria Buana, and Glamour (1970) and others, up to today's pop idol names calung players include Tajudin Nirwan, Odo, Uko Hendarto, Adang Cengos, and Hendarso.

Calung arts development so rapid in West Java, until there is the addition of several instruments in calung, for example kosrek, Kacapi, piul (violin) and some even complete with keyboard and guitar. Vocal element is very dominant, so many famous pop vocalist calung, like Adang Cengos, and Hendarso.