It has also inspired the development of new steel instruments, such as the PANG family of instruments and the hand-played HANG. Since its invention in Trinidad some 50 years ago, improvements in the technology and design have resulted from research in Europe and the United States in addition to its home country of Trinidad and Tobago. The Caribbean steelpan is probably the most important new acoustical instrument to develop in the 20th century. By changing the position of his/her knees, the player can change the deep note and vary the timbre of the instrument while playing. The instrument is generally held in the player's lap and played with the hands, although it can also be played with soft mallets. The Gu can also be played like an udu, or used to modulate the sound of the DING. On the Gu side (underneath), there is a hand size hole called the Gu for sound resonance. This circle surrounds a central dome, called the Ding, which sounds like a Gong. Go here to listen to them and see the scales The Ding side contains 8 tone fields which together form the "tone circle" (scale or mode). Hangs have been made using in over 45 different scales. Listen to a short solo of the Hang being played Like a 1950s flying saucer, the Hang's sound is out of this world !
This is a thermal treatment process in which nascient hydrogen atoms diffuse into the steel and form nitride compounds with many of the alloys in the steel. The hemispheres are hardened by a process known as gas-nitriding. Seven to nine notes are tuned harmonically around a central deep note. The inner note on the bottom dome is the bass note, and when played in a dampened way allows change in pitch like a talking drum. Udu-like sounds are produced with the air resonance, the sounds of the clamped shallow shells sound like bells or harmonically tuned steelpans. It was the result of many years of research on the steelpan and the study of the diverse collection of instruments from around the world, such as Gongs, Gamelan, Ghatam, drums, bells, etc. Hang means "hand" in the Bernese language, and is pronounced "hung or hong". We chose this suffering and we are not aloneĮverything seemed clean that is unstainedĭecide what is clear and what's within a haze I am the pattern the plague and the prison I killed our brothers and murdered our sisters I pushed the button and I pulled the trigger Serpents waiting in the shadows keep us from the dream Seeking out the ways divined here from the citadel its claimed
There they stand straining to scrutinize the sage May you find that in this sinister lapse we'll heal our sight
Raise my world an ossuary staring through the gate wide-eyedĭon't sell me tones of liberation standing in a cage God this must, must be for certain if you are here They may believe that there can only be one endīut I will not wait until the blood is on my hands I slip past the door painted red to save me I glance at a clock lost in time, it's bleeding There will be no scars and I will be there I breathe in the breeze open-eyed to feel this And slip into arms dipped in wine
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