Traditional Music of Malaysia
Datuk Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hj. Su‘aidi Dato’ Hj. Safei
Music of Malaysia is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres in Malaysia. A great variety of genres in Malaysian music reflect the specific ethnic groups of multiracial Malaysian society consisting of Malay, Chinese, Indian, Iban, Dayak, Kadazan dusun, Eurasians and other groups. In general, music of Malaysia may be categorised as classical, folk, syncretic (or acculturated music), popular and contemporary art music.
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There are four categories traditional musical instrument :
- chordophone - idiophone - aerophone - membranophone
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CHORDOPHONE -Chordophone is string instruments -Example :
GAMBUS REBAB
SAPE
IDIOPHONE -Idiophone is percussion instruments of fixed
immovable surface -Example :CANANG
GONG
GERETEH
ANGKLUNG
AEROPHONE -Aerophone is wind instruments -Example :
HARMONIU M
SERUNAI
MEMBRANOPHONE - membranophone is drum-sound produced by membrane-
covered musical instruments. - Example : REBANA
BEDUK
GEDUK
KOMPANG
REBANA
Traditional Musical Instrument
Name
: Gereteh
Classification
: Iodophone
Origin : West Sumatra Uses
: to accompany the Pencak Silat, Tari Lilin, Randai and Tari Inai performances with other instrument
Traditional Musical Instrument Name
: Gong
Classification: Idiophone Origin
: South East Asia
Types : suspended gongs(flat),
bossed gongs (raised center), bowl gongs (bowl-shape) Usage
: Form the backbone of most Malay folk music ensembles & used for nearly every social event
Made
: Metal, copper
How to Play : It’s beaten with a
mallet
(around hard leather-
Traditional Musical Instrument
Traditional Musical Instrument
Name : Seruling Classification : Aerophone Origin : China Uses : Playing in orchestra, accompany singing How to play :put the lower lip at first hole and blown a cross the edge and held straight during playing for entertainment,is blown and held horizontally.this instrument is nose flute Made : Bamboo
Traditional Musical Instrument
The seruling is made from bamboo. It comes in a few types of design and shapes and has different numbers of holes. This instrument is said to be an indigenous instrument of this region. It exists everywhere in southeast asia. In caklempong that flourishes in Negeri Sembilan, this instrument comes in 3 shapes with different names like ‘salung’,’bangsi’,’puput’ and ‘seruling’.
Traditional Musical Instrument
Traditional Musical Instrument Name
: Serunai
Classification: Aerophone Origin
: Malay
Usage : used in wayang
kulit and silat show How to play
: put the four layer leaves into the mouth. Blow it & put the fingers on the holes to produce sounds. The breath techniques must be correct to perform a good rythms
Made : wood & bamboo
Traditional Musical Instrument
Traditional Musical Instrument
Name
: Kompang
Classification: Membranophone Origin
: Malay
Usage
: usually found in large kompang ensembles throughout Malaysia, playing interlocking rhythmic patterns for processions, to accompany the choral singging of zikir and to perform music for various social occasions
How to Play
: used both hand, left and right. One hold the kompang and other hand use to beats it continuously. Kompang are played in a group based of three rentak , rentak biasa, rentak kencet, and rentak sepulih.
Made
: goats or cow hide skin and wood
Traditional Musical Instrument
Traditional Musical Instrument
Name : Gendang Classification: Membranophone Origin : Malay Uses : accompany the another musical instrument in silat show or dances and festival occasion How to Play : for the small gendang it can beating whether with hand or fingers and for the big gendang it usually beat by hand or stick that make by wood Made : wood and cow or goat hide skin
Traditional Musical Instrument
Traditional Musical Instrument
Name
: Gamelan
Classification: Idiophone Origin
:
Indonesia
Uses
:
accompany the dance, leather
Consist of
: Caklempong, gong, rebab, canang.
How to Play : different kind of instrument have Made :
puppets performance.
woods and metals
different way to play it.