Kemanak

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Kemanak

Kemanak (Javanese: ꦏꦼꦩꦤꦏ꧀, romanized: Kemanak) is a banana-shaped idiophone made of bronze, used in Javanese gamelan music. It is actually a metal slit drum. It is struck with a padded stick and then allowed to resonate. It has a specific pitch, which can be varied by covering the slit, but it is not matched to the other instruments of the gamelan. Kemanak are usually played in pairs, although they can be played in sets of four as well. They are used to accompany the bedhaya and serimpi, female court dances.

Kemanak is also the name of a style of gendhing which includes, in addition to kemanak, only colotomic instruments, a kendang, and a sindhen.

In the region of Cirebon on the Northwest Coast of Java, Kemanak are played in pairs by striking one against the other in a repetitive fashion. Unlike in Central Java, Kemanak in Cirebon are not reserved for specific performance idioms and are considered indispensable in the standard Gamelan repertoire.

References

Kunst, Jaap. The Origin of the Kemanak. 'S-Gravenhage, Martinus Nijhoff, 1960.

Gamelan

Theory

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ensembles

Musicians

Instruments

Colotomic or phrase-making	Gong Gong ageng Kempul Kempyang Kenong Ketuk
Balungan or melody	Bonang Bonang barung Bonang panerus Bonang panembung Saron Saron peking Saron panerus Saron barung Saron demung Slentem Slentho
Panerusan or elaborating	Gambang Gender Gender panerus Kacapi Kacapi Rincik Rebab Siter Celempung Suling
Unpitched	Bedug Kecer Kemanak Kendang Kendang gending Kendang ciblon Kendang ketipung Kendang indung Kendang kulanter Kepyak
Vocals and clapping	Gerongan Sindenan Pesinden Alok Senggakan Keplok

v t e Traditional musical instruments of Indonesia
Gamelan • Kulintang • Kolintang • Talempong • Totobuang • Gambang Kromong • Talo Balak
Aerophones	Akordeon Suling Tanjidor Saluang Suling Kuriding Toleat Tarompet
Chordophones	Cak Cekuntrung Celempung Cuk Gambus Hasapi Jentreng Kacapi Kacapi Minang Kacaping Kulcapi Kongahyan Tarawangsa Tehyan Penting Rebab Sasando Sapeh Siter Sukong
Idiophones	Agung Angklung Babendil Bonang Calung Cengceng Gambang Gangsa Genggong Gendèr Gong Gong ageng Karinding Kecer Kecrek Kemanak Kempul Kempyang and ketuk Kenong Kepyak Klentang Kledi Kromong Kubing Pekhing Reyong Rindik Saron Slenthem Slentho Tamborin Ugal
Membranophones	Bedug Gendang beleq Gordang sambilan Kendang Kompang Rebana Marawis
Related articles	List of gamelan instruments List of gamelan varieties

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