By : ASA
N
AndryDOAgasi
Shertin N. M.
Mooy
English Course
Sasando is a stringed musical
instrument. This musical instrument
comes from Rote Island, East Nusa
Tenggara. Literally Sasando according
to the origin of the name he said in
Rote, sasandu, which means tools that
vibrate or beep. Sasando purportedly
used in the community Rote since the
7th century
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History
Many versions of the legend is
Of appearing on the history of the
Sasand emergence of sasando. some
people said that sasando was found
o by two shepherds, beside that
some poeple said that sasando was
found by a young man named
Sangguana Ndana who stranded on
the island when he goes to the sea.
He was taken by the king at the
palace. During he stayed at the
castle, Sangguana artistic talent
immediately known many people
and the princess was hooked. She
asked Sangguana create a musical
instrument that has never existed...
HISTORY OF SASANDO
... One night, dreaming Sangguana
was playing a beautiful instrument and
voice forms.
Inspired by the dream, Sangguana
created instrument he named sandu
(ie vibrate). When he was playing, the
princess asked what song is playing,
and Sangguana replied, "Sari Sandu".
Instrument was given by sangguana to
the princess.
SA
The main part of sasando in SA
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long tubular sasando O
commonly made of bamboo.
Then in the middle, from top
to bottom circular given
lumps where the strings that
stretched across the tube.
Wedges gives different tone
to each passage strings.
Then the tube was placed
sasando in a container
made from a kind of woven
palm leaves made out like a
fan. This container is a
resonance sasando. Next
Sasando
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