Gendang Melayu Sarawak (GMS) – Sarawak Malay Drum, the dying and forgotten tradition

This work was conducted using the Picoscope signal extraction procedure, which revealed significant insights regarding the belian wood and its application in Gendang Melayu Sarawak (GMS) production. The amplitude of belian wood GMS signal remains constant, allowing it to sustain its timbre for a lon...

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Published in:Bioresources 2024-05, Vol.19 (2), p.2065-2076
Main Authors: Sinin, Aaliyawani E., Hamdan, Sinin, Mohamad Said, Khairul A., Abdullah, Santrol, Musib, Ahmad F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustics
consonant
Durio zibethinus
Extraction procedures
gendang melayu sarawak (gms)
Harmonics
Manufacturers
Manufacturing
Musical instruments
Musical performances
Musicians & conductors
overtone
Singers
Tonality
Traditions
Weddings
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Summary:This work was conducted using the Picoscope signal extraction procedure, which revealed significant insights regarding the belian wood and its application in Gendang Melayu Sarawak (GMS) production. The amplitude of belian wood GMS signal remains constant, allowing it to sustain its timbre for a longer duration compared to durian wood GMS using the same procedure. Considering that the dimensions of the big belian (BB) and big durian (BD) GMS are almost the same, both GMS yield almost the same note, i.e. G1# (51.9 Hz). Considering that the dimensions of both the small belian (SB) and small durian (SD) GMS are almost the same, both GMS yield almost similar note, i.e. F3 (174 Hz) and E3 (164 Hz). Although both BB and BD showed consistent harmonics, BD only displays 2 harmonics. The SB and SD both display consistent harmonics. Both BB and BD showed pleasing tonal qualities. These occurred due to the closeness of the principal overtones to the consonant interval.
ISSN:1930-2126
1930-2126
DOI:10.15376/biores.19.2.2065-2076