The Instrument's
During the Ondel-ondel performance, It accompanied by music instrument. This music instruments is called Gambang Kromong. When the Gambang Kromong music instruments start to play, The Giant puppet of Ondel-ondel will dance and follow the Gambang Kromong rhytm.
Gambang Kromong is a is a traditional orchestra of Betawi people which is a blend of gamelan, Western music and Chinese-style pentatonic base tones. Gambang kromong is closely associated with the Chinese Betawi community, especially the Chinese. It was popular in the 1930s.
Gambang kromong orchestral instruments consists of: gambang kayu (a xylophone-like instrument), kromong (a set of 5 toned bonang), two Chinese rebab-like instruments called ohyan and gihyan with its resonator made out of a small coconut shell, a diatonic pitched flute that is blown crosswise, kenong and gendang drums. Western instruments such as trumpets, guitars, violins, and saxophones may also be included.
 gendang.jpgGendang, also written Kendang, is a double-headed drum. The gendang is usually made as such that one side is larger than the other. The larger side is usually placed to the right. The gendang sits on a stand, and is hit with the hands on either side while the player sits on the floor. |  Keromong.jpg• Keromong is made from bronze. • The way to play is beaten |  Tehyan.jpgBesides xylophone and keromong, there are also other accompanying instruments, such as Ning Nong is a stringed instrument that originated from China. In Batavia, there are three kinds of music instrument and distinguished based on the size. Stringed instrument or ensemble instruments called large sukong |
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 gambang 2.jpgThe Gambang looks like a metallophone instrument or xylophone, however, its bars are made of wood rather than bronze. There used to be two types of Gambang, a Gambang with bronze bars and a Gambang with wooden bars. Bronze Gambang used to be found in the gamelan but nowadays it is not used anymore. So, 'Gambang" is now referred to a wooden bar Gambang |  gong.jpgGongs are made mainly from bronze or brass but there are many other alloys in use. The way to play is Beaten |  kecrek.jpgKecrek is Made of: Bronze and Wood, The Way to Play is Beaten |