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Name: Suling

Alternate Name(s): Seruling

Geographic Region: Southeast Asia

Country of origin: Indonesia

Subregion: Java

Climatic type: Tropical

Classification: Aerophone

Definition: Bamboo ring flute of Indonesia, Malaysia and the southern Philippines.

Material:

  • Bamboo

SvH No.: 421.211.12

Ensembles:

  • Gamelan

Related Instruments:

  • Suling
  • Gender
  • Saron
  • Rebab
  • Kendhang

Author: Dennis Waring
            Monica Da Costa
           

Related Web Sites:

  • American Gamelan Institute (AGI)

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Last Modified: 05-May-2005

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