![]() ![]() The dondang sayang (songs of affection) genre is sung by two or more singers in pantun. Although these three genres have differing rhythmic and melodic patterns, the inang and joget are usually played at a faster tempo. It is performed typically with the violin, accordion, rebana (drum) and brass knobbed gong. ![]() The ronggeng, inang and joget are genres of music that traditionally accompany a social dance and the singing of pantun. In this genre of music, the violin is the most important instrument and is accompanied by an accordion or harmonium, knobbed gong, gendang (two-headed drum), rebana ubi (the largest drum in the rebana family of drums), seruling (bamboo flute) and bass guitar. In asli laggam, the melody is sung in unison with the violin throughout the performance of a song. However, the performance is delivered in a highly improvised manner through the cengkok (melismatic notes) and subsequently the grenek (the ornamented style). It is said to be derived from the dondang sayang genre, with fixed lyrics. Asli is often referred to as old traditional or semi-traditional music style or performance. The asli genre is the basic idiom of traditional Malay music. Traditional Malay music can be traced back to the 19th century, where historic texts mention nobat (the royal orchestra that performs during coronation). ![]()
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