Mapeh - Music

Wayang kulit
1. Gendang ibu – Gendang Ibu and Gendang Anak are

membranophone instruments that emit sound
from the beating on the skin surface either by
hand or wooden material while Gong is an
idiophone that produces sound by the vibration of
the instrument
2. Gedombak - The gedombak is a goblet-shaped single-headed drum

found in Malay folk music. The frame for this drum is usually made
from the jackfruit or angsana tree.
3. Serunai - Serunai is a wind instrument made out of wood and

consists of seven holes on the upper part and one hole at the
bottom. It is often used in traditional performances like the
'Wayang Kulit' performance (Shadow Play)
4. Gedok - Traditional music in Malaysia is associated with traditional theatre

forms such as, 'kuda kepang' (horse trance dance), 'gendang kling'
(instrumental ensemble), among other forms of entertainment. This type
of music is based on either the 5-tone or 7-tone scales.
5. Kesi - Finger cymbals are known as 'cing' or 'kesi' and consists of one or two pairs or small
cymbals, each about two inches in diameter and joined to each to other with a string.
Peking opera
1. Sheng -
Discription: Chinese free reed wind instrument consisting

of usually 17 bamboo pipes set in a small wind-chest into
which a musician blows through a mouthpiece.
2. Dizi –
Discription: The dizi, is a Chinese transverse flute. It is

also sometimes known as the di or héngdi, and has
varieties including Qudi, Bangdi, and Xindi.
3. Sanxian
Discription: The sanxian (Mandarin for 'three

strings') is a type of fretless plucked Chinese lutes.
The body is often made of stretched snakeskin, and
come in varying sizes.
4. Gong –
Discription: Gongs (also known as Tam-tams) are large disc-

shaped pieces of brass that are hit with a large soft mallet. In
China, gongs were used to make announcements and send signals. In the orchestra, the gong's
untuned sound can be a loud crash or a low rumble.
5. Huqin -
Discription: Huqin are generally spike fiddles, as the narrow

cylindrical or hexagonal body is skewered by the tubular
neck. Most have two strings, although some three- or four-
string variants exist.
6. Erhu –
Discription: bowed, two-stringed Chinese vertical fiddle,

the most popular of this class of instruments. The strings
of the erhu, commonly tuned a fifth apart,are stretched
over a wooden drumlike resonator covered by a
snakeskin membrane. Like the banhu, the erhu has no
fingerboard.
7. Yueqin -
Discripton: A Chinese lute known as a yueqin and also a moon-guitar;

it has a circular disc shaped hollow wooden body with two curved
lines carved into the face. It would have had four strings of silk
attached to the four tuning pegs. It is played by plucking the strings.
8. Suona –
Discription: The suona is characterized by its shrill and penetrating

sound and the frequent use of tonguing in performance. It is much used
in military music ensembles and religious processions and as a stage
instrument in Chinese operas.
9. Banhu –
Discription: The banhu is a bowed string instrument, which

is popularly used in Northern Chinese folk music,
particularly as an accompaniment in folk operas. The body
of the instrument is typically made of coconut shell. A small
seashell serves as the bridge.
10. Pipa –
Discription: The pipa, pípá, or p'i-p'a is a traditional

Chinese musical instrument belonging to the
plucked category of instruments. Sometimes called
the "Chinese lute", the instrument has a pear-
shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets
ranging from 12 to 31.
11. Jinghu –
Discription: jinghu, Wade-Giles romanization ching-hu,

Chinese two-stringed fiddle that is the principal
melodic instrument in jingxi (Peking opera) ensembles.
The smallest of the Chinese spike fiddles (huqin), the
jinghu is about 50 cm (20 inches) in length.
12. Yangqin –
Discription: The yangqin is played with bamboo

beaters having rubber or leather heads. Its
trapezoidal wooden body is strung with several
courses (from 7 to 18 sets) of strings on four or five
bridges.
13. Ruan –
Discription: The ruan is a traditional Chinese plucked string

instrument. It is a lute with a fretted neck, a circular body,
and four strings. Its four strings were formerly made of silk
but since the 20th century they have been made of steel
Kabuki
1. Drums - The drum is a member of the percussion group of

musical instruments. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification
system, it is a membranophone.
2. Flute - The flute is a member of a family of musical

instruments in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds,
flutes are aerophones, producing sound with a vibrating
column of air. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute produces sound when the
player's air flows across an opening.
3. Wooden clapper -wooden clapper (percussion

instrument) consisting of two wooden boards joined by a
hinge at one end. When the boards are brought
together rapidly, the sound produces a sound
reminiscent of the crack of a whip.
4. Samisen - The shamisen, also known as sangen or

samisen, is a three-stringed traditional Japanese
musical instrument derived from the Chinese
instrument sanxian. It is played with a plectrum called a bachi.

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Wayang kulit

1. Gendang ibu – Gendang Ibu and Gendang Anak are

2. Gedombak - The gedombak is a goblet-shaped single-headed drum

3. Serunai - Serunai is a wind instrument made out of wood and

4. Gedok - Traditional music in Malaysia is associated with traditional theatre

Discription: Chinese free reed wind instrument consisting

Discription: The dizi, is a Chinese transverse flute. It is

Discription: The sanxian (Mandarin for 'three

Discription: Gongs (also known as Tam-tams) are large disc-

Discription: Huqin are generally spike fiddles, as the narrow

Discription: bowed, two-stringed Chinese vertical fiddle,

Discripton: A Chinese lute known as a yueqin and also a moon-guitar;

Discription: The suona is characterized by its shrill and penetrating

Discription: The banhu is a bowed string instrument, which

Discription: The pipa, pípá, or p'i-p'a is a traditional

Discription: jinghu, Wade-Giles romanization ching-hu,

Discription: The yangqin is played with bamboo

Discription: The ruan is a traditional Chinese plucked string

1. Drums - The drum is a member of the percussion group of

2. Flute - The flute is a member of a family of musical

3. Wooden clapper -wooden clapper (percussion

4. Samisen - The shamisen, also known as sangen or

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