How the reyong makes its sound
In the Hornbostel–Sachs system, which classifies instruments by how they produce sound, the reyong belongs to the struck idiophones: the body is struck directly – bells, gongs, xylophones and cymbals.
More broadly it is one of the idiophones, where the solid body of the instrument itself vibrates, without strings or a stretched membrane.
Players shape its sound through technique and materials; the resonating body filters the raw vibration, boosting some harmonics and damping others.
From Wikipedia
The reyong (also spelled reong) is a musical instrument used in Balinese gamelan. It consists of a long row of metal gongs suspended on a frame. In gamelan gong kebyar, it is played by four players at once, each with two mallets.
Often the individual pots can be removed from the frame and played individually as bonang in beleganjur.
Other struck idiophones
Frequently asked questions
What does a reyong sound like?
As one of the struck idiophones, its sound comes from the way the body is struck directly.
What type of instrument is the reyong?
It is classified as struck idiophones (Hornbostel–Sachs 111.241.2).
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q6415141 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Reyong – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Image by っ – CC BY-SA 3.0