Tembang Sunda
# Tembang Sunda

Various hanging Gongs (gong ageng, gong suwukan, kempul) of Gamelan in Indonesia :

Music of Indonesia :

Genres :

Classical

Kecapi suling

Tembang sunda

Kecak

Pop Indo

Hip hop

Dangdut

Campursari

Kroncong

Langgam jawa

Celempungan

Gambang kromong

Tanjidor

Gambus

Jaipongan

Pop Sunda

Qasidah modern

Rock

Tapanuli ogong :

Specific forms :

Angklung

Beleganjur

Calung

Degung

Gamelan

Gambang

Gender Wayang

Gong gede

Gong kebyar

Jegog

Joged bumbung

Melayu

Karinding

Kendang

Kolintang

Kulintang

Kuriding

Kurung-kurung

Salendro

Selunding

Semar pegulingan

Surakarta

Gendang beleq

Gordang sambilan

Saluang

Suling

Talempong

Tarawangsa

Tifa totobuang :

Regional music :

Bali

Borneo

Java

Moluccan Islands

Papua

Sulawesi

Sumatra

Sundanese

Melayu

Minangkabau

Bataks

Dayaks

Ambonese

Buginese

Acehnese :

vte :

Tembang sunda, also called seni mamaos cianjuran, is a style of classical vocal music that originated in the Priangan highland of western Java. Unlike Sundanese gamelan music, tembang sunda was developed in the court of the regent Kabupaten Cianjur during the Dutch colonial period (mid-nineteenth century). The traditional vocal portion is sung free verse poetry, the instrumental accompaniment being performed on kacapi (zither), suling (bamboo flute) and sometimes, rebab (violin). A more modern, and metrical, form of lyrics exists that is called panambih.

Kacapi suling is played to ornament the vocals, and also at interludes between songs at a typical Tembang Sunda performance. Two kacapis (box zithers), the higher pitched kacapi rincik and the lower pitched kacapi indung [su], and the suling flute are the instruments used for kacapi suling. Kacapi suling has instrumental pieces performed in two different scales; the first four in laras pelog convey a light mood, the last four in laras sorog are more slow and grave. The change to laras sorog usually takes place at midnight and lasts til sunrise.

