Siter

Indonesian musical instrument used in Gamelan

For the Romanian village of Şişterea, called Siter in Hungarian, see Cetariu.

Not to be confused with Sundanese instrument Kacapi siter, with 20 uncoupled strings.

Not to be confused with Sundanese instrument made of bamboo, celempung.

Not to be confused with the Indian instrument Sitar, or the Persian instrument Setar.

Siter

Classification|

* String Instrument
* Chordophone

Developed| Indonesia

The Javanese siter and celempung are plucked string instruments used in Javanese gamelan. They are related to the kacapi used in Sundanese gamelan.

The siter and celempung each have between 11 and 13 pairs of strings, strung on each side, between a box resonator. Typically the strings on one side tuned to pélog and the other to slendro. The siter is generally about a foot long and fits in a box (which it is set upon while played), while the celempung is about three feet long and sits on four legs, and is tuned one octave below the siter. They are used as one of the elaborating instruments (panerusan), that play cengkok (melodic patterns based on the balungan). Both the siter and celempung play at the same speed as the gambang (which is rapidly).

The name "siter" comes from the Dutch word "citer", which corresponds to the English word "zither". "Celempung" is related to the Sundanese musical form celempungan. Not to be confused with Sundanese celempung is a different instrument, made of bamboo and played by beating the bamboo strings cut from the bamboo skin.

The strings of the siter are played with the thumbnails, while the fingers are used to dampen the strings when the next one is hit, as is typical with instruments in the gamelan. The fingers of both hands are used for the damping, with the right hand below the strings and the left hand above them.

Siters and celempung of various sizes are the characteristic instrument in Gamelan Siteran, although they are used in many other varieties of gamelan as well.

* Celempung or siter in the collection of the Collection National Museum of World Cultures Foundation, Netherlands.

## See also

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* Music portal
* Indonesia portal

* Gamelan
* Kethuk
* Bonang
* Gambang
* Music of Indonesia
* Music of Java

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Celempung.

* NIU page on the siter, with illustrations
* Virtual Instrument Museum page on the celempung, with audio and video

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Gamelan

Theory|

* Pelog
* Slendro
* Pathet
* Cengkok
* Seleh
* Sekaran
* Imbal & kotekan
* Gatra
* Colotomy
* Gendhing structures
* Irama
* Gamelan notation

Genres &
ensembles|

* American gamelan
* Angklung gamelan
* Bebonangan gamelan
* Beleganjur gamelan
* Degung gamelan
* Gadhon gamelan
* Gambang gamelan
* Gender wayang gamelan
* Gong gede gamelan
* Gong kebyar gamelan
* Gong Si Bolong
* Goong Renteng
* Jegog gamelan
* Joged bumbung gamelan
* Malay gamelan
* Munggang gamelan
* Salendro gamelan
* Sekaten gamelan
* Selunding gamelan
* Semar pegulingan gamelan
* Siteran gamelan
* Surakartan gamelan

Musicians|

* K. P. H. Notoprojo
* Nartosabdo
* Martopangrawit
* Rahayu Supanggah
* Sumarsam
* I Nyoman Windha
* Evan Ziporyn
* Gamelan Sekar Jaya
* Gamelan Son of Lion
* List of U.S. gamelan ensembles
* Michael Tenzer

Instruments|

| Colotomic or
phrase-making|

* Gong
* Gong ageng
* Kempul
* Kempyang
* Kenong
* Ketuk

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Balungan
or melody|

* Bonang
* Bonang barung
* Bonang panerus
* Bonang panembung
* Saron
* Saron peking
* Saron panerus
* Saron barung
* Saron demung
* Slentem
* Slentho

Panerusan or
elaborating|

* Gambang
* Gender
* Gender panerus
* Kacapi
* Kacapi Rincik
* Rebab
* Siter
* Celempung
* Suling

Unpitched|

* Bedug
* Kecer
* Kemanak
* Kendang
* Kendang gending
* Kendang ciblon
* Kendang ketipung
* Kendang indung
* Kendang kulanter
* Kepyak

Vocals and
clapping|

* Gerongan
* Sindenan
* Pesinden
* Alok
* Senggakan
* Keplok

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Zithers

By region|

| East and Southeast Asia|

* Ajaeng
* Chakhe
* Đàn tranh
* Gayageum
* Geomungo
* Guqin
* Guzheng
* Ichigenkin
* Indonesian siter
* Kacapi
* Khim
* Koto
* Se
* Yangqin
* Yanggeum
* Yazheng

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West and South Asia|

* Kanun
* Nuzhe
* Indian santoor
* Persian santur
* Iraqi santur
* Swarmandal

Europe|

* Autoharp
* Bowed psaltery
* Cimbalom
* Epinette des Vosges
* Gusli
* Hammered dulcimer
* Hummel
* Kantele
* Kannel
* Kanklės
* Kokles
* Kusle
* Krez
* Langeleik
* Langspil
* Psaltery
* Psalterium
* Scheitholt
* Streichmelodion
* Tambourine de Bearn
* Tsymbaly
* Violinzither

Americas|

* Appalachian dulcimer
* Mexican salterio
* Tremoloa

Manufacturers|

* Musical Instrument Factory of Riga
* Oscar Schmidt
* Tōkai

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Traditional musical instruments of Indonesia

Gamelan • Kulintang • Kolintang • Talempong • Totobuang • Gambang Kromong • Talo Balak

Aerophones|

* Akordeon
* Suling Tanjidor
* Saluang
* Suling
* Kuriding
* Toleat
* Tarompet

Chordophones|

* Cak
* Cekuntrung
* Celempung
* Cuk
* Gambus
* Hasapi
* Jentreng
* Kacapi
* Kacapi Minang
* Kacaping
* Kulcapi
* Kongahyan
* Tarawangsa
* Tehyan
* Penting
* Rebab
* Sasando
* Sapeh
* Siter
* Sukong

Idiophones|

* Agung
* Angklung
* Babendil
* Bonang
* Calung
* Cengceng
* Gambang
* Gangsa
* Genggong
* Gendèr
* Gong
* Gong ageng
* Karinding
* Kecer
* Kecrek
* Kemanak
* Kempul
* Kempyang and ketuk
* Kenong
* Kepyak
* Klentang
* Kledi
* Kromong
* Kubing
* Pekhing
* Reyong
* Rindik
* Saron
* Slenthem
* Slentho
* Tamborin
* Ugal

Membranophones|

* Bedug
* Gendang beleq
* Gordang sambilan
* Kendang
* Kompang
* Rebana
* Marawis

Related articles|

* List of gamelan instruments
* List of gamelan varieties

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