Shawm
Vernacular Name
- Tarompet Sunda
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- Tarompet
- Sudanese trumpet
- tarompret penca
- Selompret
Maker
Abah Akim
Date2000 ca.
Place MadeWest Java, Indonesia, Asia
SignedNoneDescriptionWest Javanese (Sundanese people) double reed shawm with a large, curving pirouette (batok) that curves around the face of the player to assist with circular breathing technique. Seven toneholes on front of upper section of body (suling). Reed (empet) consisting of a trio of blades on each side (6 total) of cocount leaves that functions as a double reed.
Tarompret is one of the most widely known musical instruments in Sundanese culture. Because it is loud, typically used in outdoor music ensembles, often paired with a drum called "dol [drum] danzurna [oboe]." Warrior music, at first, was a combination of the dol danzurna, eventually evolving into the modern miliatry band. Used now in a type of gamelan where tarompret carries the melodies (like the suling and rebab.) Today, not only is tarompret played in traditional ensembles, also used for popular songs and jazz.
DimensionsTotal height from bottom of bell (lawong) to uppermost part of batok: approximately 600 mm
Total width at widest part (side-to-side of batok): 140 mm
Total height from top of palet to bottom of bell (lawong) (not including batok): 520 mm
Widest part of body (bell rim): 85 mm
ProvenanceDonor acquired this instrument and played it while he was a student of Yoyon Darsono of Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, in 2000.
Published ReferencesReeves, Deborah Check. "The tarompret: a sextuplet reed instrument!" _ National Music Museum Newsletter_ 45, No. 2 (Spring 2021): 6-7.
Credit LineGift of Christopher Miller, 2018
Object number15074
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