keprak
Instrument Information
Origins
Continent: Asia
Region: Southeast Asia
Nation: Indonesia
Formation: Javanese
Classification (Sachs-Von Hornbostel revised by MIMO)
111.243 idiophone--slit drumDesign and Playing Features
Category: idiophone
Energy input motion by performer: hammering
Basic form of sonorous object/s for idiophone: block - includes flat face with shallow depression
Sound objects per instrument: one
Resonator design: sonorous object itself is a general resonating space
Number of players: one
Sounding principle: striking - direct
Sound exciting agent: beater/s - mallet-shaped hammer/s
Energy input motion by performer: hammering
Pitch of sound produced: indefinite pitch
Sound modification: none
Dimensions
19.6 in. length 6.9 in. height 10.9 in. length of slit 1 in. width of slit
Primary Materials
Entry Author
Roger Vetter