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Gong Ageng
ꦒꦺꦴꦁꦲꦒꦼꦁMonumental hand-forged bronze hanging gong up to one metre in diameter whose deep, undulating stroke marks the colotomic cycle of Javanese gamelan.
Classification
Instrument
Origin / Scope
Indonesia
Connected Rooms
2 Traditions
Bibliography
1 Source
Archival note & context
Cast from perunggu alloy (ten parts copper to three parts tin) and hammered over glowing charcoal hearths in Central Java, the Gong Ageng is revered as the acoustic and spiritual anchor of every court and village gamelan.
Its low fundamental pitch and slow acoustic beat (ombak) punctuate the close of each gongan structural cycle during Wayang Kulit and court karawitan.
Used in traditions
2Sources
1What’s on this page is sourced from the citation below.
| Source | Publisher | Licence |
|---|---|---|
| Gamelan — UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Nomination File 01607 | UNESCO ICH, 2021 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |