Caklempong

Caklempong is found in Negeri Sembilan, on the west coast of the Peninsular. It is believed to have originated from Sumatra, being brought to Negeri Sembilan by Minangkabau immigrants. A complete caklempong group is made up of 5 sets of bonang or small tuned knobbed gongs (2 sets of 15 bonang arranged in 2 rows and 3 sets of 8 bonang arranged in a single row), a rebana as for hadrah and dabus described earlier, a seruling or wooden flute, 2 long drums with either one or both sides with heads, and a 15 inch diameter gong. Caklempong groups commonly lack some of the above instruments, especially the full complement of bonang. Originally, the pentatonic scale, each of which is very close to the western notes of C, D, E, F and G, was used, but that now all notes of the tempered scale have been included. The original repertoire consisted of 12 pieces, but the repertoire now includes many more new and arranged pieces.

(Mohd. Ghouse 1992)

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MALAYSIAN FOLK MUSIC Independent Songs: Caklempong Caklempong is found in Negeri Sembilan, on the west coast of the Peninsular. It is believed to have originated from Sumatra, being brought to Negeri Sembilan by Minangkabau immigrants. A complete caklempong group is made up of 5 sets of bonang or small tuned knobbed gongs (2 sets of 15 bonang arranged in 2 rows and 3 sets of 8 bonang arranged in a single row), a rebana as for hadrah and dabus described earlier, a seruling or wooden flute, 2 long drums with either one or both sides with heads, and a 15 inch diameter gong. Caklempong groups commonly lack some of the above instruments, especially the full complement of bonang. Originally, the pentatonic scale, each of which is very close to the western notes of C, D, E, F and G, was used, but that now all notes of the tempered scale have been included. The original repertoire consisted of 12 pieces, but the repertoire now includes many more new and arranged pieces. (Mohd. Ghouse 1992) OTHER MALAYSIAN INDEPENDENT FOLK MUSIC Musical Instrument Index \| MIDI Archive Original Malaysian SoundFonts \| SEARCH Musical Malaysia		Musical Context Music by Genre Music by Region Bibliography Author Credits SITE MAP Guestbook
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