Angklung Set, Bamboo, Chromatically Tuned, Brighter

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Sharper attack. Edgier sound. From Thailand/Indonesia. Each angklung has 2 of the same notes, but one octave apart. Note: range indicates the *lower* octave on each angklung; for example, C4 indicates that the angklung has a C4 and a C5. 

Additional information

Weight 683664287 kg
Alternate name Ang Klings, Anklung, Angkloeng, Gitterrassel
Range C4-G6

Categories Emil Richards Collection, Other Chromatic Percussion, World Percussion
Tags Asia & Australia, Bright, Complex, Dark, Hollow, Pitched: Chromatic, Short, Tonal, Wood, Wooden

Videos:

Land of the Lost, Chaka Chasedown

In *Land of the Lost* (2009) by Michael Giacchino, a single shaken angklung takes a solo, completing two consecutive phrases on the tonic.


Kung Fu Shaolin Kwai

Listen for the hollow, woody sound of the bamboo angklung, which are used as textural accent points in this clip from the *Kung Fu* TV series (1970s), composed by Jim Helms.


Planet of the Apes: Clothes Snatchers

Angklung take a harder, more percussive role in this clip from *Planet of the Apes* (1968) by Jerry Goldsmith.


Planet of the Apes main title (Elfman)

Brighter angklung play a repeating motif through the title for *The Planet of the Apes* (2001) by Danny Elfman.


Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Giacchino)

Featured for color and harmony, the brighter angklung can be heard in this clip from *Dawn of the Planet of the Apes* (2014) by Michael Giacchino.


Sand Pebbles

Playing a punctuated, harmonic role, brighter angklung can be heard in *Sand Pebbles* (1966) by Jerry Goldsmith.