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Genre: Talempong
12020-11-06T19:05:18+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c321Talempong is a Minangkabau instrument, ensemble, and musical genre.plain2020-11-06T19:05:18+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Talempong is a Minangkabau instrument, ensemble, and genre. As an instrument, it refers to a small brass kettle gong. As an ensemble, it refers to a collection of those small brass kettle gongs, amplified with hanging gongs, drums, and other percussion. The particular instrumentation, tuning, style, and gender of performers depends on the nagari, with considerable range throughout West Sumatra (see Chapter 2 of Fraser 2015). Talempong Unggan, is one of the more broadly known practices, perhaps because of the song named after it (see also Gongs and Drums from Sumatra). There are also more contemporary ensembles that are pan-Minangkabau, such as Talempong Kreasi and Talempong Goyang (chapters 4 and 5, respectively).
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1media/image_Minangkabau flutes2.JPG2021-01-18T01:33:02+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Minangkabau Musical GenresJennifer Fraser54List of Minangkabau Genresimage_header2021-04-26T12:56:09+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
1media/Image_Pasisia_Salatan2.jpeg2020-07-09T20:58:10+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: RantauJennifer Fraser13The rantau is defined as the outlying regions of the Alam Minangkabau.image_header2021-09-09T01:10:01+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
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12020-07-16T19:14:26+00:00Song: "Talempong Anam Koto"4This song is named for the talempong (gong row practice) from the place, the nagari Koto Gadang Anam Koto.plain2020-12-04T00:53:16+00:00Translation of Title: "Talempong Anam Koto" means "talempong from Anam Koto," which refers to the place, nagari Koto Gadang Anam Koto. It's one of two songs connected with talempong, a Minangkabau instrument that is a small brass kettle gong. Composer: Mak Sawir listed this as one of his compositions (Interview, Bukittinggi, July 24, 2016) Type of song:Gembira. Place affiliations:
12020-07-16T19:14:27+00:00Song: "Talempong Unggan"3This song is named for the talempong (gong row practice) from the place, the nagari Unggan.plain2020-12-04T00:54:17+00:00Translation of Title: "Talempong Unggan" means "talempong from Unggan," where "talempong" refers to a Minangkabau instrument that is a small brass kettle gong. "Unggan" refers to the place, the nagari Unggan. It's a song inspired by the talempong practice there. Composer: Syamsimar told me that she created this song after visiting Unggan for a performance in the 1980s. She heard an Unggan tune and was inspired to turn it into a dendang, calling it "Talempong Unggan" in honor of its inspiration (interview with Syamsimar, Pariangan, 9/24/2004). Type of song:Satangah Tiang. Genre of origin: Inspired by talempong. Place affiliations:
12020-07-16T19:14:27+00:00Song: "Talempong Unggan"3This song is named for the talempong (gong row practice) from the place, the nagari Unggan.plain2020-12-04T00:54:17+00:00
