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- 1 What is the classification of gongs?
- 2 What family is the xylophone in?
- 3 What is the difference between bamboo and gongs?
- 4 What are the two main gamelan traditions?
- 5 What is the biggest member of the string family?
- 6 What is a xylophone answer?
- 7 Are gongs Chinese?
- 8 What do you call a kind of instrument that has gong circles?
What is the classification of gongs?
Percussion
Orchestral percussionPitched percussion instrument
Gong/Instrument family
What family is the xylophone in?
percussion family
There are several other instruments similar to the xylophone, which are also part of the percussion family.
What do gongs represent?
In Asian families the Gong was an attribute of wealth and served as a status symbol. In rites the Gong was used in the evocation of ghosts and in the beginning of demons. Touching a Gong brought you fortune and strength.
What is the difference between bamboo and gongs?
Gongs are valued not for their size or pitch but rather for the power of the sound that it makes when used to communicate to the spirit world and to transcend great distances. On the other hand, the bamboo instruments, which produce different sounds and timbres, are useful for human communication.
What are the two main gamelan traditions?
Javanese gamelan In the Javanese palaces, the gamelan is divided into two, namely the gamelan pakurmatan and gamelan ageng.
Why are gongs so expensive?
Hand beaten from sheet materials, the labor-intensive shaping and delicate paintwork result in beautiful percussive instruments. Souvenir gongs can be bought for just a few dollars, but large, finely tuned gongs made from the best materials can fetch tens of thousands of dollars.
What is the biggest member of the string family?
double bass
At over 6 feet long, the double bass is the biggest member of the string family, with the longest strings, which allow it to play very low notes. The 6 to 8 double basses of the orchestra are almost always playing the harmony.
What is a xylophone answer?
xylophone, from Greek xylon and phonē, “wood” and “sound”, percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated, tuned wooden bars supported at nodal (nonvibrating) points and struck with sticks or padded mallets. In contrast, many forms of xylophones are found in Africa.
What are gongs used for today?
In East and Southeast Asian religions, knobbed gongs are used to mark sections of chant or ceremony. Large bossed gong ensembles such as the saing-waing of Myanmar (Burma), pi phat of Thailand, and gamelan of Indonesia continue a rich tradition of concert, theatre, and ceremonial music.
Are gongs Chinese?
The gong has been a Chinese instrument for millennia. Its first use may have been to signal peasant workers in from the fields, because some gongs are loud enough to be heard from up to 5 miles (8 km) away. In Japan, they are traditionally used to start the beginning of sumo wrestling contests.
What do you call a kind of instrument that has gong circles?
Gong, a circular metal platelike percussion instrument, usually having a turned-down rim. In most forms it is struck in the centre with a felt- or leather-covered beater, producing a sound of either definite or indefinite pitch.
Why stepping above the gamelan instruments are considered disrespectful?
The first rule is due to the spiritual identity of the instruments. By stepping over them, you are disrespecting their spiritual identity. If you do step over an instrument, you must immediately apologize to it.