Angklung is a mythology of the Balinese language, namely Ang meaningful numbers (in the form of notes) and klung which means broken. So, if the combined mean number of damaged angklung.
In the historical development of music Angklung, its present form is an adaptation of musical instruments from the Philippines.
Angklung musical developments in the beginning is derived from bamboo wulung (wulung awi) played by pound. Games bamboo totem animal begins to respect and to respect and appreciate the provision of rice yields and a good many of Dewi Sri, who is believed to be the goddess who gives prosperity.
In its development Angklung music slowly began to change and adapt to contemporary developments. Starting from the era in which humans make use of bamboo as their primary tool for survival, the influx of Chinese culture, the Islamic religious broadcasting, the introduction of western culture to Indonesia, until the modern era.In modern times, the development of Angklung music began to change. It begins with Daeng Sutisna who managed to turn petatonis into diatonic scales (do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do) in 1983. And developments that ensued, for example in the Asian-African Summit in Bandung, West Java. Modern Angklung music played for official events in Indonesia Ultimate Diversity, namely in Indonesia Raya songs and some well-known folk songs like Rasa Sayange, Come on Mom, Brother Old Bird and Duck Goose.
In this modern era also, we can still rejoice to feel unique in a music Angklung Saung Saung Angklung Angklung is Udjo (SAU) D i Bandung, West Java, exactly on Jl. Padasuka 118 Bandung. Saung Angklung Udjo, angsana throne is the world's largest Angklung is a masterpiece of Udjo Ngalagena, which was built in 1961.
Angklung is made of black bamboo (wulung) is angklung bertangga tone diatonic melody that can play traditional songs and modern, and can accompany the melodies of the song.
So, be proud of us as people of Indonesia who have created masterpieces rather than plagiarism, but, from the struggle of our ancestors in the art and create an arts. Moreover, now Angklung is a musical instrument is universal among the countries of Southeast Asia, East Asia and even the United States. So, we must know ourselves, and obliged to thank the predecessor angklung way to preserve music in our lives today, do not let our ancestors cried to see the fruits of his work was taken illegally and others are raw dilipakan by posterity itself. Do not get lost angklunmg with modern musical instruments, tools and other bands. Modern Angklung can uga tablets, as they are, with less play together, compact, with melodies and structure of the composition of a beautiful tone.
Congratulations to play angklung!