

Some expert players might be responsible for multiple angklungs. Angklung is usually played by many people, each people responsible for one angklung to produce one note. When shaken, this action makes bamboo tubes knock the bottom frame, thus creating a sound. The bottom of the bamboo tube sits loosely in the hole of a bamboo frame, which permits the tube to move back and forth sideways. Part of each bamboo is removed to create a slit opening on top. Each individual angklung has two or three bamboo tubes with different height which are mounted in a bamboo frame. Angklung pitch tuning in Saung Angklung Udjo, BandungĪngklung is made from a bamboo tube, cut in certain measurement to produce specific pitch. In 2010 UNESCO recognized angklung as an Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Angklung originated from West Java in Sundanese community, although angklung played in Bali as well as a part of Gamelan orchestra. Sets of Angklung in various size and octave, Saung Angklung UdjoĪngklung is a handmade musical instrument made from pair of bamboo, mounted in a bamboo frame, that produces sounds when shaken.
