Details
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Type:
Sub-New Feature
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Status: Closed
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Priority:
Normal
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Resolution: Fixed
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Affects Version/s: None
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Fix Version/s: Ensemble this!, (enzforgci)
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Component/s: Percussion instrument
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Labels:None
Description
Name: kepyak (Wikipedia) an instrument used in gamelan
A type of idiophone.
Wikidata item: Q8015183
External links:
http://worldhitz4u.blogspot.com/2013/12/kepyak-indonesia-musical-instrument.html
Disambiguation: An idiophone made up of many bronze/iron plates attached by strings or a single plate
Description: The dalang (puppeteer) plays with a mallet held in between the toes of their right foot. It is placed on the side of the keprak (wooden box) and can also be played directly with a mallet (cempala) by a foot/hand.
Uses:
- Dance performances
- Wayang
- Signals end/beginning of pieces in gamelan