16 Examples of Rhythmic Instruments, Pictures, Types, Functions
Definition of Rhythmic Instruments
Rhythmic instrument is a musical instrument that cannot sound certain notes, but is only played as an accompaniment to the rhythm and tempo of the song. Some examples of these musical instruments include drums, maracas, cymbals, tambourines, timpani, triangle, conga, timpani, castanets, tambourines, drums, and drums. In general, this instrument is played by hitting it, but there are also some rhythmic instruments that are played by swiping and shaking (shaking).
Examples of Rhythmic Instruments with Pictures
The following are some examples of rhythmic musical instruments based on these classifications, complete with discussions and pictures, including:
Kendhang Musical Instruments (drums or drums)
This traditional Javanese musical instrument is also a rhythmic musical instrument that is played as a rhythm regulator. Usually played as a complement to gamelan music that is staged during wayang performances, jaipong dances, sinden, or mixed saris. There are various kinds of drums, there are ketipung drums (small size), ciblon or kebar drums (medium size), and kalih drums (large size). All kinds of drums are played by tapping or hitting.
Tifa Musical Instruments
Tifa is a traditional Papuan musical instrument which is also a type of rhythmic musical instrument. Based on how to play, the shape, and the material of manufacture, this instrument is actually not much different with the Javanese drum, it's just that the slender elongated tube shape makes it generally played while stand up. Tifa is often played during Papuan traditional ceremonies or traditional parties.
Tambourine Musical Instrument
The tambourine is a traditional rhythmic musical instrument that can produce 2 sounds at once when played. The first sound is a rattling sound that comes from the impact of the metal on the sides, while the second sound is a wasp sound that comes from the membrane. This musical instrument is known to have come from Europe, but in some other parts of the world similar musical instruments are also found.
Drum Musical Instruments
Drums are a group of rhythmic musical instruments made of leather or plastic stretched over a tube hole and played by being hit with a special stick or bat. In rock, pop, and jazz music shows, drums generally refer to a set of musical instruments consisting of a bass drum, snare drum, hi-hat, tom-tom, cymbals, and so on. The person who plays this drum set is called the drummer.
Triangle Musical Instrument
Triangle is also an example of a modern rhythmic instrument. This triangular-shaped musical instrument made of metal produces a sound when struck on the outside and inside using a metal bat as well. Triangle is usually played on slow music, such as pop, jazz, or dangdut. Well, that's a glimpse of our discussion of the meaning of rhythmic musical instruments along with examples and complete pictures. Hopefully it can be useful and let's continue our discussion of harmonic musical instruments in the next article.
Tambourine Musical Instrument
Tambourines are almost similar to drums, when viewed in terms of the materials used to make this instrument. The material to make this musical instrument is to use leather with objects made of wood and in the form of a flat round tube.
Castanets
The chestnut is a rhythmic musical instrument that is quite unique. The chestnut itself is a rhythmic musical instrument consisting of a pair of concave or ivory hardwood chips. How to play the chestnut is to put it in your left hand, then the right hand pats the left hand holding the castanette.
The chestnut is a rhythmic instrument commonly used for percussion instruments, a pair of cylindrical wooden sticks that are clicked together to create the high-pitched clave sound that is characteristic of Latin music. Sometimes it is also made of synthetic materials. Castanets are widely used to accompany the rhythms of Spanish dances.
Konga Musical Instruments
Konga is a musical instrument that is similar to a drum, but its shape does not resemble a drum. Konga has its own uniqueness from its shape. This traditional rhythmic musical instrument is made of wood and leather. Animal skins are used to coat surfaces that produce sound.
Maracas Musical Instruments
Maracas are included in traditional musical instruments. The lively and detailed sound produced by this rhythmic instrument is very synonymous with the fresh sea breeze on the beach. How to play this maracas is enough to just shake it, then it can produce buni.
The sound produced from the maracas rhythmic instrument occurs because there are small grains in it. Marakas itself belongs to the type of percussion instrument, autophones and idiophones.
This type of musical instrument is one of the most important parts in the musical accompaniment of Cuba, Salsa, Charangan, Rumba and Trova Ensemble.
Hand Cymbal Instrument
Sambal is a musical instrument that has been played since ancient times. This flat round musical instrument consists of two metal plates that are quite hard. There is a protruding part in the middle of the sambal.
How to play this cymbal is very easy, namely by banging it or rubbing it against each other, usually this hand cymbal is used in marching band events. In addition, cymbals can also be used as percussion instruments. The country famous for making cymbals is Turkey.
Timpani Musical Instruments
Timpani or kettledrum is a musical instrument that almost resembles a drum, how to play this timpani musical instrument by hitting it with a mallet timpani. The tympanic mallet itself is made of wood which has a diameter of approximately 2 cm.
At the end of the mallet timpani it is wrapped by a very soft cotton ball made of goat or sheep hair from European countries. The tympanic tube itself is made of fiber or brass which is shaped like a bowl.
Demung Musical Instrument
Demung is a gamelan instrument that belongs to the balungan family.
In a set of gamelan there are usually 2 demung, both have pelog and slendro versions. Demung produces the lowest octave tone in the balungan family, with a larger physical size. Demung has a wilahan that is relatively thinner but wider than wilahan saron, so the resulting tone is lower. The demung percussion is usually made of wood, with a hammer-like shape, larger and heavier than the saron percussion.
There is a regular way of beating it according to tone, a counter tone, or alternating between demung 1 and demung 2, resulting in a variety of tones that follow a certain pattern. The speed and severity of the beat depends on the command of the drum and the type of drumming. In the Gangsaran gendhing which describes the conditions of war, for example, demung is beaten loudly and quickly. In Gati's gendhing, which has a military feel, the demung is played slowly but loudly. When accompanying the song, it is beaten slowly. When it is in a state of payoff, it is beaten fast and hard.
Gender Musical Instruments
The gender ricikan (musical instrument) contained in karawitan has two types, the barung gender and the successor gender. The two types of gender in terms of size and examples of wasps are not the same. in terms of gender wasps, the successor makes an example of a new gender wasp.
In terms of gender, the successor is more dense (nickel: multiple) from the wasp of the barung gender. In the presentation of each gending, the successor gender refers to the new gender wasp starting from barrel and pathet (the region of the tone used).
Meanwhile, in terms of form, the barung gender is larger than the successor gender. plan (where the gamelan is made of wood) and the size of the blades of the two types of gender is not the same and the barrel used is the same as the barung gender, namely: pelog nem, goods and slendro.
Calung Musical Instrument
Calung is also called the prototype of angklung. Calung is made in a row according to the pentatonic scale (da mi na ti la). If angklung is played by shaking it, calung is played by hitting it. The calung bat is made of wood.
The calung musical instrument is famous as the introduction of Sundanese artists to the wider community. Through media that reach a wider range, such as radio and television, calung is known to be part of Sundanese music and even encourages contemporary music with modern musical instruments.
The popularity of calung was pioneered by the students of the Department of Arts, the Student Council (Unpad Arts Institute) in 1961. Furthermore, it was also developed by the Bandung Theater Study Club. After that, it prompted the emergence of the names of famous calung players, one of which was Hendarso or known as Darso who was also a Sundanese singer and songwriter. The calung that Darso plays is calung tote.
Calung is made from a special type of bamboo, namely awi wulung (black bamboo), or wow mate (white bamboo). Calung's distinctive voice makes Sundanese music pleasant to listen to. In a calung music group, there are several types of calung that are included, such as calung for melodies and gongs. In addition to angklung, drums are also an additional musical instrument.
There are two types of calung, namely calung rantay and calung tote. Calung rantay is also called calung jointly, calung xylophone or calung runtuy. This type is usually played with two bats. This necklace chain is arranged in a row using a strap. The arrangement of bamboo in this type is like percussion type xylophon. Players play it sitting or standing depending on the calung chain stand.
While the second calung tote. Namely calung made hanging on bamboo slats. In the middle of the blade is made separately so that it can be used for grip. This type is played while carrying, usually the players during the show while doing dance movements when playing it. For example, Kang Darso (late), he plays calung chain while dancing and singing.
Talempong Musical Instruments
Talempong (also known as Cak Lempong in Malaysia) is a traditional percussion instrument typical of the Minangkabau tribe. The shape is almost the same as the bonang instrument in gamelan instruments. Talempong can be made of brass, but some are made of wood and stone. Currently talempong of the brass type is more widely used.
Talempong is a circle with a diameter of 15 to 17.5 centimeters, with a hole at the bottom while at the top there is a protruding roundabout five centimeters in diameter as a place for hit. Talempong has different tones. The sound is produced by a pair of wood hitting its surface.
Talempong is usually used to accompany performance or welcoming dances, such as the typical Plate Dance, Pasambahan Dance, Alang Suntiang Pangulu Dance and Wave Dance. Talempong is also used to sing music to welcome special guests. This Talempong play requires carefulness starting with the do scale and ending with si. Talempong is usually performed to the accompaniment of an accordion, an organ-like musical instrument that is pushed and pulled with both hands of the player. Apart from the accordion, instruments such as saluang, gandang, serunai and other traditional Minang instruments are also commonly played with talempong.
In Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, Talempong is known by the name Calempong. Negeri Sembilan has been visited by Minangkabau tribes who migrated from West Sumatra in the 15th century AD and is the only state in Malaysia that practices the Lareh Bodi Caniago system.
Tuma Musical Instruments
Almost all regions in Indonesia have special and distinctive traditional music arts. The uniqueness can be seen from the technique of the game, the presentation and the form/instrument of the music.
Tuma musical instrument has a type of sound or sound Membranophone which looks like a long drum. This musical instrument is made of wood with a diameter of 25 centimeters with a length of 1 meter as the frame and cowhide as the membrane.
Tuma is played by tapping with the palm of the hand so that this musical instrument belonging to the type of membranophon musical instrument (a musical instrument that produces skin vibrations that beaten).
This traditional musical instrument is often played as an accompaniment to traditional dances along with other types of traditional musical instruments.