The Early History of Musical Instruments-Saluang Saluang West Sumatra is a traditional musical instrument from West Sumatran Minang Kabau. Saluang itself is derived from the word sa-lu-ang meaning seruas, because saluang instrument made of bamboo or bamboo then it means seruas gutters.
This tool includes types of musical instruments from the flute, but simpler manufacture, simply by punching holes in gutters with four holes. Saluang length of approximately 40-60 cm, with a diameter of 3-4 cm. As for other uses of the chamfer is the container to make lamang (lemang), one of the traditional foods of Minangkabau.
The Early History of Musical Instruments Saluang Sumatra
Saluang legendary players named Idris Sutan Sati with Syamsimar singer. Primacy of the players are able to play saluang saluang with blowing and breath simultaneously, so that the blower saluang may play it from the beginning of the end of the song without a break. This way of breathing exercises developed continuously. This technique is also called as angok manyisiahan technique (aside breath).
Each Minangkabau villages in developing Saluang blowing, so the villages each has its own characteristics. Examples of characteristics that are Singgalang, Pariaman, Solok Salayo, Koto Tuo, Suayan and Pauah. Characteristic is considered quite difficult Singgalang played by beginners, and usually Singgalang tone is played at the beginning of the song. Meanwhile, a characteristic that is most sad is the sound of Ratok Solok Solok area.
Previously, players reportedly saluang has its own spell useful to hypnotize the audience. Pitunang the spell called David. The contents of the spell roughly: I malapehan pituang of David, buruang tabang tatagun-tagun, aia Mailia tahanti-hanti, takajuik bidodari in sarugo mandanga sound Saluang ambo, kununlah child human hearing ...... and so on
This tool includes types of musical instruments from the flute, but simpler manufacture, simply by punching holes in gutters with four holes. Saluang length of approximately 40-60 cm, with a diameter of 3-4 cm. As for other uses of the chamfer is the container to make lamang (lemang), one of the traditional foods of Minangkabau.
The Early History of Musical Instruments Saluang Sumatra
Saluang legendary players named Idris Sutan Sati with Syamsimar singer. Primacy of the players are able to play saluang saluang with blowing and breath simultaneously, so that the blower saluang may play it from the beginning of the end of the song without a break. This way of breathing exercises developed continuously. This technique is also called as angok manyisiahan technique (aside breath).
Each Minangkabau villages in developing Saluang blowing, so the villages each has its own characteristics. Examples of characteristics that are Singgalang, Pariaman, Solok Salayo, Koto Tuo, Suayan and Pauah. Characteristic is considered quite difficult Singgalang played by beginners, and usually Singgalang tone is played at the beginning of the song. Meanwhile, a characteristic that is most sad is the sound of Ratok Solok Solok area.
Previously, players reportedly saluang has its own spell useful to hypnotize the audience. Pitunang the spell called David. The contents of the spell roughly: I malapehan pituang of David, buruang tabang tatagun-tagun, aia Mailia tahanti-hanti, takajuik bidodari in sarugo mandanga sound Saluang ambo, kununlah child human hearing ...... and so on
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