Tembang sunda

Tembang sunda, a sung poetry and classical vocal music, was originated in Cianjur (West Java) in the Dutch colonial era. One of the renowned composers of tembang sunda is R.A.A. Kusumahningrat, the ruler of Cianjur in the mid-nineteenth century. Tembang sunda is also known as cianjurian. The instruments that accompany with tembang sunda are suling or bamboo flute, rebab (violin type) and kacapi (zither). Kecapi suling is a type of instrumental music of West Java, which is related to tembang sunda. To be more precise, tembang sunda without vocals is kecapi suling. It is very popular in other countries like China and Malaysia.