agong

E456784

The agong is a large, bossed hanging gong central to Maranao music and ceremonial traditions in the southern Philippines.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
agung 3
agong canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gong ⓘ
idiophone ⓘ
musical instrument ⓘ
percussion instrument ⓘ
associatedWith Islamic Filipino communities ⓘ
Moro ethnic groups ⓘ
classifiedIn Hornbostel–Sachs 111.241.1 ⓘ
hasCulturalContext Kulintang tradition ⓘ
Maguindanaon people ⓘ
Maranao people ⓘ
linked to: Maranao

southern Philippines ⓘ
hasFeature central raised boss ⓘ
deep resonant sound ⓘ
low pitch ⓘ
hasFunction ceremonial signaling ⓘ
punctuation of musical phrases ⓘ
rhythmic foundation ⓘ
status symbol ⓘ
timekeeping ⓘ
hasMaterial brass ⓘ
bronze ⓘ
metal alloy ⓘ
hasOtherName agong gong ⓘ
agung ⓘ
linked to: agong

bossed gong ⓘ
hasPart boss ⓘ
rim ⓘ
suspension cord ⓘ
hasPlayingTechnique hand-muted for pitch control ⓘ
struck with padded beater ⓘ
suspended and struck on boss ⓘ
hasRegionalVariant Indonesian agung gong ⓘ
Malay agong gong ⓘ
hasShape large circular disc ⓘ
hasTuning relative pitch within ensemble ⓘ
originatesFrom Mindanao ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
partOf kulintang gong-chime ensemble ⓘ
playedBy Maguindanaon musicians ⓘ
Maranao musicians ⓘ
usedDuring community gatherings ⓘ
religious celebrations ⓘ
weddings ⓘ
usedIn Maguindanaon music ⓘ
Maranao music ⓘ
ceremonial music ⓘ
festive occasions ⓘ
kulintang ensemble ⓘ
ritual performances ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

agong → hasOtherName → agung ⓘ
linked to: agong
dabakan → associatedWith → agung ⓘ
linked to: agong
Subanon → traditionalInstrument → agung ⓘ
linked to: agong