Indonesia is rich in an amazing variety of local arts, which includes a variety of traditional instruments with particularity bunyiannya. One of the musical instrument that must be considered to be maintained is a stringed instrument from Rote Island, East Nusa Tenggara named Sasando, namely musical instruments found since the 15th century.
Sasando is a stringed musical instrument. Sasando form similar to other stringed instruments such as guitar, violin, and harp. But its uniqueness is the main part of the long tubular Sasando like harp is usually made of bamboo. Sasando media have sound reflector made of tree leaves gebang (a kind of palm trees that grow on the island of Timor and the island of Rote) that dilekuk a half circle.
Sasando tubular length which is usually made of bamboo. Then in the middle, a circle from top to bottom are given a lump-lump, where the strings (strings) stretched across the tube from top to bottom rests. Wedge-wedge gives a different tone on every string passages. Then this Sasando tube placed in a container made from a kind of woven palm leaves like a fan made. This container isplace Sasando resonance .
Sasando very unique sound when compared with the guitar, usually Sasando more varied. This is because Sasando has 28 strings. That is why the play is not easy because Sasando Sasando a player must be able to create rhythm and feeling the exact tone of all the existing strings. Sasando with 28 strings are called Sasando ankle, while the type of double Sasando has 56 strings, and some have 84 strings.
How to play the Sasando is to be picked like playing guitar. But Sasando not have chord (key) and the strings should be plucked with both hands, so it is more like a harp. Until now almost all the materials used to make Sasando is original material, except the strings.
In fact, not many more people who can play this instrument. Old people are always proud to play Sasando for their children or in traditional ceremonies, complete with hat TiiLangga, clothing and traditional dances, so many have died. Meanwhile the younger generation is not much interested to know much less than learning to play
Sasando is a stringed musical instrument. Sasando form similar to other stringed instruments such as guitar, violin, and harp. But its uniqueness is the main part of the long tubular Sasando like harp is usually made of bamboo. Sasando media have sound reflector made of tree leaves gebang (a kind of palm trees that grow on the island of Timor and the island of Rote) that dilekuk a half circle.
Sasando tubular length which is usually made of bamboo. Then in the middle, a circle from top to bottom are given a lump-lump, where the strings (strings) stretched across the tube from top to bottom rests. Wedge-wedge gives a different tone on every string passages. Then this Sasando tube placed in a container made from a kind of woven palm leaves like a fan made. This container isplace Sasando resonance .
Sasando very unique sound when compared with the guitar, usually Sasando more varied. This is because Sasando has 28 strings. That is why the play is not easy because Sasando Sasando a player must be able to create rhythm and feeling the exact tone of all the existing strings. Sasando with 28 strings are called Sasando ankle, while the type of double Sasando has 56 strings, and some have 84 strings.
How to play the Sasando is to be picked like playing guitar. But Sasando not have chord (key) and the strings should be plucked with both hands, so it is more like a harp. Until now almost all the materials used to make Sasando is original material, except the strings.
In fact, not many more people who can play this instrument. Old people are always proud to play Sasando for their children or in traditional ceremonies, complete with hat TiiLangga, clothing and traditional dances, so many have died. Meanwhile the younger generation is not much interested to know much less than learning to play
