Agung

This article is about the musical instrument. For the volcano, see Mount Agung. For other uses, see Agung (disambiguation).

Agung
Percussion instrument
Classification Idiophone
Hornbostel–Sachs classification111.241.2
(Sets of gongs)
DevelopedIndonesia

The agung is a set of two wide-rimmed, vertically suspended gongs used by the Maguindanao, Maranao, Sama-Bajau and Tausug people of the Philippines as a supportive instrument in kulintang ensembles. The agung is also ubiquitous among other groups found in Palawan, Panay, Mindoro, Mindanao, Sabah, Sulawesi, Sarawak and Kalimantan as an integral part of the agung orchestra.[1]

  1. ^ Mercurio, Philip Dominguez (2006). "Traditional Music of the Southern Philippines". PnoyAndTheCity: A center for Kulintang - A home for Pasikings. Archived from the original on 28 February 2006. Retrieved 15 February 2006.