Kirunchong sebagai alat muzik tradisional masyarakat Bidayuh Serian, Sarawak

• Main Author: Elia, anak Aput.
• Format: Final Year Project Report
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2014
• Subjects: HT Communities. Classes. Races; MT Musical instruction and study
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/19917/1/Elia%20Aput%2024pgs.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/19917/2/Elia%20Aput%20ft.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/19917/

These researches regarding the role of tradisional music of Bidayuh community known as Kirunchong. These tradisional music is one of the important alternatives for Bidayuh community in their daily lives. This research emphasized the functions of tradisional music and also the factors of extinctions of this tradisional music among the Bidayuh community nowadays. This researche also discuss about the esthetical value of the instrument and sounds ofthe kirunchong itself. This infonnation is important to introduce the instrument to the public and to sustain the heritage of Bidayuh community music in order to preserve for new generation to appreciate.