The luntang is a type of
Philippine
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xylophone
The xylophone (; ) is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars struck by mallets. Like the glockenspiel (which uses metal bars), the xylophone essentially consists of a set of tuned wooden keys arranged in ...
of the
Maguindanaon people, strung vertically, with five horizontal logs hung in ascending order arranged by pitch. The
Maguindanaon refer to this instrument as a luntang while the
Yakan call it a kwintangan kayo. The cylindrical logs are beaten at the edge to create sounds and can be played either solo or with two people on either side. Among the Maguindanaon, the luntang is used only for self-entertainment purposes, to keep farmers awake while at the same time keeping the birds away from the fields. Commonly used for long-distance communication some times ago by the Maguindanaon,
the Yakan have taken its use a step further: using it for social interactions between sexes as well.
See also
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Xylophone
The xylophone (; ) is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars struck by mallets. Like the glockenspiel (which uses metal bars), the xylophone essentially consists of a set of tuned wooden keys arranged in ...
References
External links
Photograph of a Luntang- A Luntang - by Terry L. Baldridge.
{{Stick percussion idiophones
Philippine musical instruments
Stick percussion idiophones
Culture of Maguindanao