Kemanak

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Kemanak is a banana-shaped idiophone used in Javanese gamelan, made of bronze. They are actually metal slit drums. It is stuck with a padded stick and then allowed to resonate. It has a specific pitch, which can be varied by covering the slit, but it is not matched to the other instruments of the gamelan. They are usually played in pairs, although they can be played in sets of four as well. They are used to accompany the bedhaya and serimpi, female court dances.

Kemanak is also a style of gendhing which includes, in addition to kemanak, only colotomic instruments, a kendang, and a sindhen.

[edit] Reference

Kunst, Jaap. The Origin of the Kemanak. 'S-Gravenhage, Martinus Nijhoff, 1960.

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Instruments and vocals used in Javanese gamelan
Colotomic instruments: Balungan instruments: Panerusan instruments: Unpitched instruments: Vocals and clapping:		Kempyang and ketuk \| Kempul \| Kenong \| Gong Saron panerus \| Saron barung \| Demung \| Slenthem \| Slentho Bonang \| Gendér \| Gambang \| Siter \| Celempung \| Suling \| Rebab Kendang \| Bedug \| Kecer \| Kemanak \| Kepyak Gerong \| Sindhen \| Alok \| Senggakan \| Keplok