Gamelan gong music of Bali and Java is familiar to many listeners. The kendang is the drum which accompanies the gong orchestra. Different versions of the kundang are found in each Indonesian island. This drum is barrel shaped with the right hand skin slightly larger than the left. Each skin can create two fundamental tones with the right being a deep bass that is sometimes hit with a mallet during climactic scenes in the drama they accompany. The left skin has a high pitched slap that is characteristic of this drum. The two fundamental tones of each skin can be changed by covering the opposing skin at the time of striking. Therefore the kendang has a variety of sounds that rivals the Indian tabla.
The kendang likely descended from the South Indian mirdangam when the South Indian Chola dynasty was influential in the Indonesian archipeligo between the 9th and 13th centuries, during which time Indian mythology which makes up the subject matter of many gamelan plays also was introduced. The kendang is usually played in duet with a unique method whereby the duo trade off elements of the same rhythm. The effect is a volleying of parts of a single rhythm in stereo across the stage like a tennis match. The drum is used to guide the pace of the gamelan orchestra as well as to accent the actions and gestures of the actors of the story being accompanied.Gamelan and the kendang drum can be found throughout Southeast Asia (gendang is the alternate pronunciation in Malaysia, ghi nang in Vietnam) with the musical stlye and shape of the instruments differing by small degrees.
The kendang likely descended from the South Indian mirdangam when the South Indian Chola dynasty was influential in the Indonesian archipeligo between the 9th and 13th centuries, during which time Indian mythology which makes up the subject matter of many gamelan plays also was introduced. The kendang is usually played in duet with a unique method whereby the duo trade off elements of the same rhythm. The effect is a volleying of parts of a single rhythm in stereo across the stage like a tennis match. The drum is used to guide the pace of the gamelan orchestra as well as to accent the actions and gestures of the actors of the story being accompanied.Gamelan and the kendang drum can be found throughout Southeast Asia (gendang is the alternate pronunciation in Malaysia, ghi nang in Vietnam) with the musical stlye and shape of the instruments differing by small degrees.
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