G`day peeps ,
Hi everyone ! How are you?
Today I'm going to write about one of the musical instruments in Malaysia.
First and foremost, I want to ask you. Do you know what are the musical instruments? Basically musical instruments can be defined as device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The musical instruments of Malaysia originate from a vast diversity of cultures or countries and are not indigenous to Malaysia. Some of these instruments are found all over Malaysia while others are common only in specific states. There are many varieties of Malaysian musical instruments. One of them is called "Gambus".
Gambus originated from the middle eastern. It is the common lute found in a variety of styles in Malay folk music as well as syncretic music such as ghazal. It is also used to accompany song and dance in Sabah. The Malaysian version uses 9 to 12 wire strings which are plucked. There are two types of gambus in use, the Gambus Hadramaut and Gambus Hijaz.
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Gambus originated from the middle eastern. It is the common lute found in a variety of styles in Malay folk music as well as syncretic music such as ghazal. It is also used to accompany song and dance in Sabah. The Malaysian version uses 9 to 12 wire strings which are plucked. There are two types of gambus in use, the Gambus Hadramaut and Gambus Hijaz.
Gambus Hadramaut
Gambus Hadramaut is shaped like a pear fruit. It is made from a combination of pieces of light wood like the seraya merah, seraya bunga, merawan dan durian belanda. Gambus Hadramaut do not have frets and the strings are plucked and attached in double course except the 11th string which is attached individually. The strings are tuned in perfect fifths down from the highest string, starting from middle C. Regular acoustic guitar strings are used.
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Gambus Hijaz
Gambus Hijaz is usually used in the Hamdolok performance in Johor. The body of this gambus is made from jackfruit tree wood and its front surface is made of goat skin. For the gambus hijaz the strings are attached in double course and also tuned a perfect fifth down from the highest string, starting from middle C.
Last but not least, I hope you are really enjoy reading it. At the same time, you get some information about 'gabus', one of the Malaysian musical instruments.
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