Gangsa - Gangsa (English spelling)

Japanese: ガンサ - がんさ(英語表記)gangsa
Gangsa - Gangsa (English spelling)

A percussion instrument in Southeast Asia. The word originates from Sanskrit and means "bronze" in Malay, and by extension it has come to refer to metallic percussion instruments made from bronze. Its usage varies by region. In Java, it is used synonymously with the ensemble known as gamelan, which mainly consists of metallic percussion instruments, and the instruments themselves, or it is an abbreviation of gambang gangsa (metallic gambang, a type of metallophone). In Bali, it is used synonymously with the percussion ensemble gamelan gong, or it refers to instruments in which various bronze or brass keys are struck with a hammer. In the mountainous areas of the northern Philippines, it refers to a flat iron gong without a hump, which is usually played by several people in an ensemble, hitting it with a stick or bare hands. This type of gong is also found in the mountainous areas of the Indochina Peninsula.

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Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

東南アジアの打楽器の一つ。サンスクリット語を語源とするマレー語の「青銅」を意味し、転じてそれを材料とする金属製の打楽器をさすようになった。地域によって用いられ方が異なる。ジャワ島では金属打楽器を主とするガムランと総称される合奏、およびその楽器と同義に用いられたり、ガンバン・ガンサ(金属のガンバン。メタロフォーンの一種)の略称となったりする。バリ島でも打楽器合奏ガムラン・ゴンと同義に用いられたり、各種の青銅ないし真鍮(しんちゅう)製の鍵(けん)を槌(つち)でたたく楽器をさしたりする。またフィリピン北部の山岳地帯では、こぶのない平らな鉄製の銅鑼(どら)(ゴング)をさし、これは普通数人の合奏で桴(ばち)や素手でたたいて奏される。この系統の銅鑼はインドシナ半島の山地にもみられる。

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