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Gamelan
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What is gamelan?Gamelan is a traditional Indonesian
instrumental
ensemble made up of mainlypercussion instruments: gongs
metallophones
xylophones drums cymbals.
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Where does gamelan come from?Gamelan comes from Indonesia.
There are two main styles; Balinese
(from Bali) and Javanese (from Java)
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What does it sound like?Listen to the following examples of
gamelan music.
Some European composers have been influenced by gamelan music.
Its
influences can be especially seen in minimalism which shares
many of thesame features repetition, cyclic rhythms, loops etc
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The Slendro Scale
The five-note Gamelan scale is called the Slendro.
Gamelan notes dont exactly match Western scales but the
slendro is roughly equivalent to the notes of the major
pentatonicscale on C C,D,E,G,A
C D E G A
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The Pelog Scale
The seven-note gamelan scale is called Pelog.To get an idea of
what the pelog scale sounds like, play the notes E,F,G,A,B,C,D
on a keyboard.
Most sets of gamelan are tuned either to the slendroor to the
pelogscale.Others are tuned to both these are called double
gamelan.
C D E A B C D
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Instruments with keys
The keys of an instrument can be bronze, iron, wood or
bamboo. They are arranged in a xylophone-like manner,
always horizontally. The player faces the long side of
theinstrument.
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The Gambangis a xylophone with wooden bars
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The Genderhas narrow keys made of bronze. Below the keysthere
are bamboo pipes which resonate, making the sound
richer.
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Gongs
Gongs are made of bronze or iron. They are struck on
the central bump, called pecu.
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The Bonangare instrumentswith two rows of gongs
resting on cords across a
wooden frame.
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The biggest hanging gong is called the Gong Ageng. Itusually
plays on the last beat of the rhythmic cycle.
http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Indonesian/_vti_bin/shtml.dll/Budaya_Bangsa/Gamelan/Javanese_Gamelan/gongs/gong_ageng.htm/map
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Kempulare smaller hanging gongs.
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The Kenongand Ketukare gongs which resthorizontally on cords
stretched across a wooden box.
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The Sulingis a bamboowind instrument, which
you blow through the end
The Rebabis a twostringed fiddle
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The bigger drum is the KendangGendingand the smaller one is
called theKetipung.They are cone-shaped, with two drum
skins, one larger and one smaller. Theyreplayed resting
sideways, so the drummer
can play one skin with each hand.
http://students.ukdw.ac.id/~22022935/kendang.jpg
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In groups compose a Balinese-style piece that consists of the
following
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In groups compose a Balinese-style piece that consists of the
followinglayers:1 an 8 or 16 note core melody which uses the notes
of the slendroscale,and moves in even crotchets.2 an alto/tenor
part which only plays notes 1,3,5 and 7 (and 9,11,13,15)
3
a bass part which only plays notes 1 and 5 (and 9 and 13)4 - a
two-part interlocking melody of 8 beats
Beats 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Inter. 1
Inter. 2CoreMel
Alto/Ten.
Bass
