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One group of Old Javanese instruments remains to be discussed: the group of idiophones, literally, self-sounding instruments, i.e. instruments of which no component part has to be stretched or prepared in any way before they can sound, as is the case with chordophones and membranophones. The aerophones do not come into this category because the sound is not produced directly by their bodies but by the column of air vibrating inside the instrument.
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For literature on bronze kettle-drums see Kunst II pp. 26 and 27, and id. X p. 236 s.v. brass (bronze) drums. See also Heins pp. 128–131 (bibliography).
Stein II, v61. IV (plates), pl. 1 (bottom left) (Yo. 02.); Vol. I, Ch. IV sec. iii p. 103; Vol. III, appendix H. Notes on musical instruments represented in the Stein collection by Katharine Schlesinger, p. 1468.
The most beautiful and best-known in Central Java is the one from the Prambanan Nandi temple (named after it) of c. 850 A.D.; in East Java the Nandi from Singasari of c. 1250 A.D. (at present in the Djak. Mus., Korte Gids p. 24: No. 324d). The former has no necklace.
The interval-measurements are to be found in Kunst III p. 489 Tab. XI No. 2.
For the different kinds of cymbals in Java and Bali see further Kunst IX vol. I pp. 183/184.
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Kunst, J. (1968). Idiophones. In: Hindu-Javanese Musical Instruments. Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-9185-2_5
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