Agung
Indonesian-Philippine traditional musical instrument / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The agung is a set of two wide-rimmed, vertically suspended gongs used by the Maguindanao, Maranao, Sama-Bajau and Tausug people of the Philippines as a supportive instrument in kulintang ensembles. The agung is also ubiquitous among other groups found in Palawan, Panay, Mindoro, Mindanao, Sabah, Sulawesi, Sarawak and Kalimantan as an integral part of the agung orchestra.[1]
This article is about the musical instrument. For the volcano, see Mount Agung. For other uses, see Agung (disambiguation).
Quick Facts Percussion instrument, Classification ...
Percussion instrument | |
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Classification | Idiophone |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 111.241.2 (Sets of gongs) |
Developed | Indonesia |
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