Ketuk and Kempyang
Ketuk
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Kuo-Huang
Listen to Ketuk
Kempyang
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Kuo-Huang
Listen to Kempyang
The Ketuk and Kempyang are usually placed next to the Kenong. The wooden case to support the Ketuk and Kempyang are the same as the Kenong. Sometimes, ketuk and kempyang are played by the same musician that played the Kenong.
There is a set of one Ketuk and one Kempyang in each gamelan. Ketuk and Kempyang are always placed together on a wooden case. In some compositions, Ketuk alone is used. However, Kempyang is never played without the Ketuk.
The Ketuk is similar in shape to the hanging gongs, however, it has a flat surface from the knob to the edge. The Kempyang looks more like a small Kenong. A Kempyang sounds higher pitch then a Ketuk. There are actually two sets of Ketuk and Kempyang, each has a different tuning system. The largest Kempyang is approximately 24cm in diameter, and the largest Ketuk is approximately 26.5cm in diameter.
Like most of the gongs, except Bonang, the function of Gong Ageng is more for punctuation.
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