bundengan
The bundengan is a musical instrument with plucked strings and percussion elements, practiced on the island of Java in Indonesia.
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The bundengan is a musical instrument with plucked strings and percussion elements, practiced on the island of Java in Indonesia.
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• Name — Bundengan • Classification — String Instrument • Hornbostel Sachs — Frame zither
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Bundengan is a traditional musical instrument from the Wonosobo region in Central Java, Indonesia. It combines plucked strings and percussion-like elements and is constructed using woven bamboo material called kowangan used as a shelter or shield by duck herders. When the kowangan is converted into a bundengan, strings are attached inside the woven body, and thin bamboo blades are inserted into its lattice structure to supplement the sound.

Bundengan adalah alat musik asal Wonosobo, Jawa Tengah yang memiliki bentuk unik. Dengan bentuk menyerupai tameng yang menguncup di bagian atasnya, Bundengan dibuat dengan bahan dasar kelopak ruas bambu dan senar. Alat tersebut juga dapat mengeluarkan bunyi nyaring yang mirip dengan gamelan. Lengger atau disebut juga ronggeng adalah kesenian asli Banyumas berupa tari tradisional yang dimainkan ole
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pentas Bundengan yang mengiringi tari Lengger di Wonosobo
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- 1.Faruq, Muhammad. Rancang Bangun dan Pengujian Alat Pemetik Senar Bundengan. Universitas Gadjah Mada. 2019.
- 2.Muryanto, Bambang. Reviving Javanese musical instrument ‘bundengan’ from extinction - Art & Culture. The Jakarta Post. November 3, 2019.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Parikesit, Gea Oswah Fatah. The illusive sound of a Bundengan string. Physics Education. 52. 5. 055007. 2017. 0031-9120.
- Arbi, Bahtiar. Bundengan: Between Aesthetics Expressivism, Social of Reality, and Performance Studies. Catharsis. 6. 2. 2017. 2252-6900.
- Parikesit, Gea Oswah Fatah. Vibration of clipped strings in the bundengan musical instrument. Applied Acoustics. 155. 204–215. 2019. 0003-682X.
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