Tanjidor is the art of music played by a group of people. It is often called Tanjidor Orchestra. Tanjidor orchestra evolved since the 19th century after the rise in Perkoempolan Kaoen Betawi.
Tanjidor consists of piston, trombone, tenor, clarinet, bass, and drums. Piston, tombon, tenor, and bass clarinet is a wind instrument, the alar sendangkan drum percussion. When we went to Jakarta, her special interest in a residential area Betawi, we will find the Betawi wedding ceremony accompanied by the Orchestra Tanjidor.
The insturments of Tanjidor Orchestra |
Tanjidor often played in wedding or national independence day, and also in circumsision event (Khinatan).
This is a video of a tanjidor orchestra performing :
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