I-Gambang: kuyini, ukwakhiwa kwezinsimbi, indlela yokudlala, ukusetshenziswa

I-Gambang iyinsimbi yomculo yase-Indonesia. Uhlobo – idiophone eshaywayo. Isakhiwo nesitayela sokudlala sifana nexylophone.

Amapuleti amathuluzi enziwe ngokhuni, kancane kancane ngensimbi. Izinto ezivame kakhulu zomzimba yizinkuni ze-teak. Amapuleti agxunyekwe ngenhla kwekhefu ebhokisini lamapulangwe elidlala indima ye-resonator. Inani lokhiye be-gambang liphakathi kwezingcezu eziyi-17-21. Okhiye kulula ukususa nokufaka esikhundleni. Isakhiwo silungisiwe.

Inguqulo eguquliwe ebizwa ngokuthi i-gangsa incane. Isibalo samarekhodi ezigelekeqe sehlisiwe safinyelela ku-15.

Ukuze kukhishwe umsindo, kusetshenziswa induku noma izando ezinde ezincanyana. Zenziwe ngophondo lwenyathi lwase-Asia, olumbozwe ngomuzwa. I-idiophone ivamise ukudlalwa ngama-octave ahambisanayo. Ezinye izitayela zokudlala ngezinye izikhathi zisetshenziswa, lapho umsindo wamanothi amabili uhlukaniswa ngokhiye ababili. Ngokungafani nezinye izinsimbi ze-Playlan, ingcindezi eyengeziwe yokhiye ayidingeki, njengoba izinkuni zingakhiqizi ukukhala okwengeziwe njengensimbi.

Ixylophone yase-Indonesia isetshenziswa ku-Playlan, i-orchestra yaseJavane. Isisekelo sakhiwe ngabaculi-abashayi besigubhu. Abadlali bezintambo nezingxenye zomoya bathatha ingxenye encane. I-Gambang idlala indima ebalulekile emsindweni we-orchestra.