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MUSIC OF INDONESIA
Indonesia is culturally diverse, and every one of the 18,000 islands has its own cultural and artistic history and character. This result hundreds of differernt forms of music, which often accompanies dance and theater. The music variety of Java, Sumatra, Bali, Flores and other islands have been documented and recorded, and research by Indonesian and international scholars is ongoing. Here are some of the interesting music of Indonesia.Tembang sunda or usually called as Seni Mamaos Cianjuran or just Cianjuran is a form of sung poetry which arose in the colonial-era Kabupaten of Cianjur. First known as an aristocratic art, Cianjuran composer was R.A.A Kusumahningrat, ruler of Cianjur (1834 - 1862). The instrument of Cianjuran is Kacapi Indung, Kacapi rincik and suling or bamboo flute and Rebab for Salendro composition. The lyrics are typically sung in free verse, but a more modern version, panambih, is metrical. Kecapi suling is a type of instrumental music that is highly improvisational and popular in parts of Java. It is related to tembang sunda.
The most popular and famous form of Indonesian music is gamelan, an ensemble of tuned percussion instruments that include metallophones, drums, gongs and spike fiddles along with bamboo flutes. Similar ensembles are prevalent throughout Indonesia and Malaysia, but gamelan is from Java, Bali and Lombok. There are rivalries between different regions' variations of gamelan, especially Java and Bali.
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