Saluang is a traditional musical instrument Minangkabau, West Sumatra. This instrument is played by blowing, Saluang made of thin bamboo or gutters, where the Minangkabau people believe that the best materials to be made saluang derived from gutter to gutter clothesline or a cloth found drifting in the river.
This stu musical instruments sort of flute, but there are only four holes. Saluang length approximately 40-60 cm, with a diameter of 3-4 cm. So in accordance with the principle of acoustic physics, blowing out of the mouth of the inner wall will vibrate in such a way saluang produce sound. Saluang tuned to be some holes there is usually a 4 hole. With so saluang can generate frequencies diatonic tones. It is also one of the characteristics of this instrument.
Saluang legendary players in the Minangkabau named Idris Sutan Sati with Syamsimar singer.
Saluang game is usually in the crowd like keduri marriage ceremony, Batagak home, Batagak pangulu, and others. These games are usually held after evening prayers and ended at dawn. In other kesemptan the beautiful young women Minang that contains the message, satire, and also subtle criticism of the listener's memory returns to hometown or on the lives that have been, are, and will be undertaken.
Bansi (Flute of Minang)
Bansi or Minang flute with seven holes (like a recorder), short form, and can play traditional songs and modern because it has a standard tone (diatonic). Bansi size is approximately 33.5 to 36 cm with a diameter of between 2.5-3 cm. Bansi also made of gutters (thin bamboo) or Sariak (a type of small bamboo thin). This instrument is rather difficult to play, in addition to affordable long hard fingers, also blew hard way.
Pupuik batang padi (Rod Rice)
This traditional musical instrument made from rice straw. At the end of the stem segments made tongue, if blown will produce a gap, giving rise to noise. While in the end is covered with palm leaves that resemble a trumpet. It sounded shrill and tones generated by the game winding finger on palm leaves.
Sarunai (Clarinet of Minang)
Flute, derived from the word Shehnai is an instrument in Indian Kashmir valley, consisting of two pieces of bamboo are not equal; small piece can fit into larger pieces; to function as a producer of tone. This instrument has four tone holes, which would produce a melodic sound. This tool has been rarely used, as well as difficult to make, the tone produced is also not much used.
Pupuik Tanduak
This instrument is made of buffalo horn (Hoorn), and the ends was cut in cases to blow or played. The shape black shiny and clean. Does not function as an accompaniment instrument sing or dance, as a whistle, without holes so that only a single tone. Was used to cue the community such notice at dawn and dusk, or there is an announcement of the village leaders.
Rabab (fiddle of Minang)
Rabab derived from the Arabic as a fiddle, there are also other areas such as Deli, Sundanese, Javanese, etc. Rabab Minang very unique, besides swiped also their voice membrane under the bridge, so as to have another effect (hoarseness). The unique properties of this cause swipe way too hard. Rabab body is made from coconut (Cocos nucifera)
Aguang (Gong of Minang)
The term gong in Minang language is aguang, the same shape as the one in the other areas, such as in Malay, Sundanese, Javanese, etc. Gong usually blow to one, three, or cover, while a small gong to blow into two and four. Then there is also a variation in accordance with the rythme of the song.
Gandang (Drum of Minang)
The term of the drums in Minang language is gandang (in Batak Karo gondang), the same shape as the one in the other areas, such as in Malay, Batak, Sundanese, Javanese, etc. How to play is the same as well, namely the small circle on the left and a larger one on the right. But how to hit between each region are very different, namely in Minang depending on the type of tramp songs. Gandang Tasa is the traditional instrumental of the art drum games which is popular in Padang Pariaman.
Violin (Violin of Minang)
Violin music instrument then also be a traditional musical instrument Minang with some modifications according to the traditional Minang: rabala and rabab darek. Rabab South Coast (Rabab Pasisia) is one of the famous game rabab in West Sumatra with the rabab famous players named Hasan Basri.
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