Gabbang

Gabbang

Gabbang owned by Kontra Gapi
idiophone
Other names	bamboo xylophone, agung gabbang (Yakan), gambang (Samal), gabbang (Tausug, Palawan)
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	111.212[1]

	Gabbang Sound Sample Gabbang sound sample. Each bar in the Gabbang was played.
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Gabbang, also known as bamboo xylophone, is a musical instrument made of bamboo widely used in the southern Philippines.

Physical Features

A gabbang consists of a set of trapezoidal bamboo bars of increasing length. The number of bars varies with the group that made them. For Yakan, the number ranges from 3 to 9 bamboo bars but the common agung gabbang has 5. For Tausug, the number ranges from 14 to 22 bamboo bars but the common gabbang has 12. And for Palawan, the common gabbang has 5.^[2]

Playing Techniques

A bamboo xylophone is played by direct striking using a wooden mallet.

See also

• Bungkaka
• Diwas
• Kolitong
• Paldong
• Takumbo

Sources

1. List of aerophones by Hornbostel–Sachs number
2. C. Dioquinio. (2008) Philippine Bamboo Instruments. Humanities Diliman (January - December 2008), Vol. 5, No. 1 & 2, Page 107.