kendhang ketipung
| A small drum used in Javanese gamelan ensemble. It is usually played alone in combination with kengdhang ageng. Sometimes they are shared between two people. The name of the instrument seems to come from the percussion sound “pung”. |
Performance
style.
“Lancaran Singo Nebah laras pelog” with regular ensemble instrumentation.
“Lancaran Singo Nebah laras slendro” with regular ensemble instrumentation.
How to play the kendhang ketipung
Different beating ways create different tones.
These two ways are often used in kendhang ketipung performances.
“Tung”
strike the membrane with the thumb of one’s right hand.
“Tat”
after striking the centern of the membrane with one’s left hand, keep the hand on the membrane surface.
