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tabob
1a
A lead percussion instrument, either a gong, gangha, or stringed percussion instrument, teddeng.
A lead percussion instrument is used to play a lead rhythm, tabob 1b. A lead gong is more-or-less permanently chosen as a lead instrument on the basis of its quality of sound and loudness; the term tabob is used to refer to a stringed percussion instrument only at times when it is used to play the lead rhythm.
1b
The lead rhythm, of four synchronized rhythms.
Maphod nan tabob Bukkāhan ti magalay atōna.
The lead rhythm of Bukkāhan is nice because he does it quickly.
A lead gong, gangha, is beat with the open palm of the right hand. The left open palm is usually used; however for effect, it is occasionally closed and the gong beat with the heal and closed fingers. One string of the stringed percussion instrument, teddeng, is beat with the back of the index finger of the right hand; the other string is beat with the index and middle finger of the left hand.
1c
For someone (actor; s actor muɴ-) to play the lead rhythm with a lead percussion instrument (theme i-); on a lead percussion instrument (loc ref -on), as described above.
i-: etbob; muɴ-: mumbob; -iɴ-: tembob; ma-: matbob
etbob; mumbob; tembob; matbob
teddeng 2
2a
A synchronized rhythm of from two to four separate rhythms, played on a percussion instrument, gangha, teddeng.
Nan tabob di iKiyāngan ya nalīgat hi adālon ti magalay atonda.
The synchronized rhythm of the people of Kiangan is difficult to learn because they do it quickly.
The first two rhythms are always played, a third is optional, and a fourth is optionally played with the third. They are: 1) Lead rhythm, tabob 1b. 2) First accompanying rhythm; it follows the lead rhythm and is played on a first accompanying gong, hebat 2a, or on one string of an accompanying stringed percussion instrument, hebat 1a. 3) Second accompanying rhythm; it follows the lead rhythm and is played on a second accompanying gong, wohhot 1, or on the second string of a stringed percussion instrument used to play the first accompanying rhythm. 4) Third accompanying rhythm; it follows the lead rhythm and is played on a third accompanying gong, atlun di hebat, or on a second accompanying stringed percussion instrument, hebat 1a. The synchronized rhythm is played with repetitive measures, each composed of eight beats and rests, as indicated in the table below.
2b
For people (agent maN-) to play a synchronized rhythm (theme) on percussion instruments (loc ref -on), as described above.
mambob
To use a particular percussion instrument (inst i-) for playing a synchronized rhythm, as described above.
maN-: mambob
gangha 2
Synchronized Rhythm of Percussion Instruments (one measure)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
tabob 2a R* X - X - X - X -
tabob 2a L - XX - X - XX - X
hebat 2b X X - X X X X -
wohhot 2 X X - - X X X -
atlun di hebat X - X - X X - -
*R: beat with right hand; L: beat with left hand; X: beat; -: rest.
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