Talempong orchestra

Updated on Dec 04, 2023

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Talempong orchestra is an orchestra that uses a diatonic tone and played with Minang instruments. This orchestra is formed by the Conservatory Minang in Padang Panjang in 1960. Most of the instruments used in this orchestra is metallophone and idiophone (similar with kolenang in West Java gamelan). Talempong orchestra plays Minang song like Tak Tontong and other traditional songs.

Composition of players

Very front: a conductor

First row: saluang, bangsi, drums and tanburun players

Second row: four talempong players-jawo xylofon types (similar to the gamelan saron). Playing in tone d, e, fis, g, a, b, cis, d

Third row: three talempong players who play the tone cis, d, e, fis, g, a, b, cis, d

Fourth row: three talempong players

Fifth row: the gong player who uses the gong with the barrel as, d, a

References

Talempong orchestra Wikipedia

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