Gandingan a Kayo
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The gandingan a kayo is a Philippine xylophone
and considered the wooden version of the real gandingan
. This instrument is a relatively new instrument coming of age due to the increasing popularity of the “wooden kulintang
ensemble,” but unfortunately, there is nothing traditional about it and they cannot be used for apad, communicating long distances like the real gandingan
.
Xylophone
The xylophone is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars struck by mallets...
and considered the wooden version of the real gandingan
Gandingan
The gandingan is a Philippine set of four large, hanging gongs used by the Maguindanao as part of their kulintang ensemble. When integrated into the ensemble, it functions as a secondary melodic instrument after the main melodic instrument, the kulintang...
. This instrument is a relatively new instrument coming of age due to the increasing popularity of the “wooden kulintang
Kulintang
Kulintang is a modern term for an ancient instrumental form of music composed on a row of small, horizontally-laid gongs that function melodically, accompanied by larger, suspended gongs and drums...
ensemble,” but unfortunately, there is nothing traditional about it and they cannot be used for apad, communicating long distances like the real gandingan
Gandingan
The gandingan is a Philippine set of four large, hanging gongs used by the Maguindanao as part of their kulintang ensemble. When integrated into the ensemble, it functions as a secondary melodic instrument after the main melodic instrument, the kulintang...
.