The goong is a large bossed

gong A gongFrom Indonesian language, Indonesian and ; ; zh, c=鑼, p=luó; ; ; ; ; is a percussion instrument originating from Southeast Asia, and used widely in Southeast Asian and East Asian musical traditions. Gongs are made of metal and ...

of the Mnong people of central

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

. This is to be distinguished from a goong lũ (cồng đá) which is a

lithophone A lithophone is a musical instrument consisting of a rock or pieces of rock which are struck to produce musical notes. Notes may be sounded in combination (producing harmony) or in succession (melody). It is an idiophone comparable to instrume ...

. The goong may be played in a set of 9 gongs from large to small.International archives of ethnography: Volumes 47-48 International Gesellschaft für Ethnographie - 1954 ".. un jeu de gongs composé d'un grand gong plat (chaar), de trois gongs renflés (goong) et de six gongs plats de taille (cnùg)."

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