Kolintang

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Indonesia is an archipelago that is rich in diverse cultures. Many cultures have fought for its existence in order to remain in existence and is recognized worldwide. Call it kolintang, musical instruments tradisioanal of Minahasa is ogled Malaysia to sell a flagship tourism asset. Historically used by residents kolintang Minahasa during a ritual ceremony to worship ancestral spirits. Along with the influx of Christian missionaries who brought the Netherlands, where kolintang pressed and finally began to disappear. Then start again heard until after World War II, then a blind artist from Minahasa is Nelwan Kutuuk set the tone by tone kolintang universal music.
Kolintang naming comes from the tone it produces, ie the barrel to a low tone, pliers for the tone is, and important for high notes. In the language of the Minahasa region, an invitation to play this instrument reads "mangemo kumolintang", which means let us bertong-ting-tang. To simplify pronunciation hence the term kolintang.
Kolintang formerly consisted only of a few pieces of wood are placed lined up on both legs stretched straight player who sits forward on the ground. Then the players legs replaced with banana stems or sometimes replaced with a rope. The use of chest resonator was implemented at the time of Prince Diponegoro disposed to Manado in 1830, allegedly joined gamelan equipment brought this group.
At first kolintang consists of a single melody with diatonic tone composition, tones within two octaves, and as an accompaniment used string instruments such as guitar, ukulele, and stringbas. In 1954 kolintang made two and a half octaves (still diatonic). In 1960 had risen to three and a half octaves (1 crotch, naturel, and 1 mol) and can play 2 people in one tool. Development continues kolintang good music quality tools, expansion of range tone, the shape of the resonator box (to improve the sound), as well as appearance. Currently kolintang made already reached 6 octaves with full chromatisch.
A kolintang 14-21 wooden slats have about 30-100 cm in length. Wood shorter generate charts (note) is high, otherwise a long wooden produce low notes. The wood is like a local wood, wooden eggs, bandaran, arbitrary, kakinik or the like (kind of wood is rather light but solid enough and the wood fibers arranged to form parallel lines). In the current development, good wood used is hibiscus wood and wood mountain chrysolite.
Kolintang itself there are four types, namely: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass.
Kolintang music is not an individual game. It takes a minimum of 6 people music players, more details are needed 9 people. Kolintang One set consists of: melody (kolintang 1), a small companion (banjo kolintang), escort medium (ukulele kolintang), a great accompaniment (guitar kolintang 1), the accompaniment of 2 (guitar kolintang 2), small bass (Sello kolintang) , normal bass (bass kolintang), but it also features and bat boxes and covered kolintang.

Kolintang developments appear as traditional musical instruments of the world Indonesia is quite good. Many musical groups that play outside kolintang such as Singapore, Australia, Holland, Germany, the United States, Britain, and several other states. Most of kolintang too many coming from outside such as Australia, China, South Korea, Hong Kong, and others. Kolintang music game show for many performances-art performances, weddings, welcoming ceremonies, the inauguration, thanksgiving, and show the match. Harmony of the various tones sounded beautiful and mesmerizing his audience.

Indonesia unique cultures.