Gong

Gong is a kind of musical instrument 'idiophone' from South Asia and Southeast Asia . Gong has been around since the Bronze Age of Greece. Gong also played to accompany the game puppets in Indonesia . Gong is an important tool that serves as the backbone of sound in music essemble gamelan .

Gong consists of various sizes to produce different sounds of each of them and played with the rhythm of the song. Most times, one or two drums were played simultaneously to vary the rhythm of the music is more unique. Gong has been found in the peninsula of Indochina and island archipelago ebagai main tool in a special ceremony and traditional music.

This device guarantees high quality because of the way penbuatannya is difficult and requires a relatively high cost. This tool is imported from Indonesia , especially Java . Local Gong has a 'shallow rims' and' small boss. The melody is generated to signal the beginning and end of a song.

During the reign of the kingdoms Nusantara ago, a small gong or a cymbal will dikandar by messenger to the king of the village will get around to spread the word. Gong will seriously to gather the villagers and the king will be read by a messenger of the king.