ANGKLUNG

Angklung is a musical favorite of the whole archipelago even before the era of Hindu. According to Yaap Kunst in "Music in Java", next to West Java angklung is also mentioned to exist in South Sumatra and Kalimantan. Lampung, East Java and Central Java are also familiar with the instrument.  In the Hindu period and the time of the Kingdom of Sunda, the angklung played...

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History of Electric Synthesizer

The first electric synthesizer was invented in 1876 by Elisha Gray, who is best known for his development of a telephone prototype. In 1920s, Arseny Avraamov developed various systems of graphic sonic art. The Hammond Novachord was an early but unsuccessful harbinger of synth technology in the 1930s-40s. In 1949, Japanese composer Minao Shibata discussed the concept of...

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Synthesizer

Synthesizer (often abbreviated "synth") is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones. Synthesizers can usually produce a wide range of sounds, which may either imitate other instruments ("imitative synthesis") or generate new...

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Harmonica

The harmonica also called harp. Each chamber has multiple, variable-tuned brass or bronze reeds, which are secured at one end and loose on the other end, with the loose end vibrating and creating sound. There are many types of harmonicas, including diatonic, chromatic, tremolo, orchestral, and bass versions. The harmonica was developed in Europe in the early part of the...

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Bass

In the 1930s, musician and inventor Paul Tutmarc from Seattle, Washington, developed the first electric string bass in its modern form, a fretted instrument designed to be held and played horizontally. The 1935 sales catalog for Tutmarc's electronic musical instrument company, Audiovox, featured his "Model 736 Bass Fiddle," a four-stringed, solid-bodied, fretted electric bass...

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Drum

The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a drumstick, to produce sound. There is usually a "resonance head" on the underside of the drum,...

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Reggae Music

Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. Reggae developed from ska, mento and R&B music in the 1960s. The shift from rocksteady to reggae was illustrated by the organ shuffle, which was pioneered by Bunny Lee and was featured in the transitional singles "Say What You're Saying" (1967) by Clancy Eccles, and "People Funny Boy" (1968) by Lee "Scratch"...

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Electric Guitar

Electric guitars were originally designed by guitar makers and instrument manufacturers. Guitar innovator Les Paul experimented with microphones attached to guitars. Some of the earliest electric guitars adapted hollow bodied acoustic instruments and used tungsten pickups. The first electrically amplified guitar was invented by George Beauchamp in 1931. Commercial production...

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The Cure

The cure is a English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member. The Cure first began releasing music in the late 1970s with its debut album Three Imaginary Boys (1979),  this, along with several early singles,...

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Rock Music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that originated in general in the mid 50s. Its roots came from rhythm and blues, country music from the year of '40s and '50s and various other influences. Also adopted the style of rock music from a variety of other music, including folk music (folk music), jazz and classical. The sound is typical of rock music often revolves around...

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Keroncong Music History

Keroncong roots derived from a type of music known as fado Portuguese introduced by sailors and merchant slave ship nation since the 16th century to the archipelago. From mainland India (Goa) has been entered for the first time music played in Malacca and later by the slaves of the Moluccas. The weakening influence of the Portuguese in the 17th Century in the archipelago...

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Traditional Music of Indonesia

Homeland is a country that stretches over thousands of islands Sabang to Merauke born from, where are so many of the islands and their people grow and develop a variety of regional cultures. Traditional art, identity, identity and expression of community media supporters. Almost all regions of Homeland traditional musical art that a special and unique. Has to be seen by the...

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Sense of Music - Art Music

Music comes from the "Muse" (Latin), means the art of beautiful. Beauty is in the intention of this muse of some beauty of God in bidangi nine Muses. Gods of the Muses, among others: 1.Euterpe: Muses poetry experts. 2.Thalia: Muses experts theatrical humor (Comedy) 3.Melpomene: Muses experts tragedy (tragedy). 4.Terpschore: Muses dance expert. 5.Clio: Muses historian. 6.Erato:...

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Jazz Music

Jazz is a type of lively music with strong, complex rhythms. It was first played at the beginning of the 20th century by black musicians in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jazz musicians often accent or add notes or beats in unusual or unexpected places. They make up tunes as they play. Jazz music has changed, and today there are many different forms of Jazz. after the turn of the...

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History Of Metal Music

In the 80s, the sub genre of thrash metal evolved into death metal. Some of the prominent death metal bands of that time were Possessed and Death. Traditional metal also began in the 80s and bands like Fates Warning and Queensrysce were accepted into the mainstream of music. Metal bands began to look further from the blues scale that Black Sabbath used and went on to use...

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Heavy Metal

Heavy metal adalah genre asal dan di mana musik metal mendapat namanya.Vokal serak keras dan solo gitar panjang dengan ciri heavy metal. dan kata-kata dari lagu sering tidak fokus pada setiap tema tertentu. Saya selalu berusaha untuk mengidentifikasi setiap band heavy metal yang pernah ada, mengidentifikasi subgenre yang berbeda dan hubungan satu sama lain dalam musik...

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Album Kedua Efek Rumah Kaca - Kamar Gelap

Kamar Gelap adalah dua belas track terhebat yang pernah saya dengarkan. You know, kadang ada band yang punya dua atau tiga lagu bagus saja dalam satu album, tapi sudah jelas tidak berlaku untuk album Kamar Gelap. So let's dig it !!! 1. Tubuhmu Membiru Tragis Pilihan lagu ini sebagai track pertama adalah keputusan yang pintar.Mereka tidak bernafsu untuk ngasih liat keragaman...

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Baroque Music History

Since ancient times, music has been used as a tool to accompany the ceremonies of the trust.  The biggest music history occurred in medieval times, due to changes in state of the world increases. Development of music in today because of changes in the world increased, leading to new discoveries in all fields, including culture.  Changes in the history of music is...

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