Southeast Asian Music Music has been an integral part of people’s lives. It plays a prominent role in life cycle events related to ceremonies that are connected with birth, marriage intiations, death and religion, the state, family affairs, or community festivals and events in agricultural cycle such as planting and harvesting and about work. Indonesian Gamelan Lesson 1 Gamelan • the term for a traditional musical ensemble in Indonesia, typically refers to a percussion orchestra composed predominantly of tuned gongs of various types and metal- keyed instruments. • The ensemble is conducted by a drummer, and often includes voice, bamboo flute, xylophone, and stringed instruments. • is the indigenous orchestra type of the Java and Bali in Indonesia Javanese Gamelan • is often performed during sacred rituals and ceremonies • there is a preferenced for a mellow-sound, produced by thickly padded hammer • the ensembles is composed of time-marking instruments, melodic instruments and elaborating instruments. Parts of Javanese Gamelan 1. Bonang- these are knobbed gongs placed in ropes that are attached to a wooden frame. These horizontal gongs are played with two padded stcks.
2. Saron panerus (also called saron
peking), Saron barung and Saron demung- A saron is a bronze metallophone placed over a box resonator played with a mallet called tabuh.
3. Slenthem- An instrument made of thin
bronze keys of fine alloy that plays the melody of another line. It using only one stick.
4. Gambang- This is a xylophone made out
of wood. It is played by striking the wooden keys with padded sticks. 5. Gong ageng, Gong suwuk and kempul- These are hanging gongs that play division of line and sections.
6. Kendhang- These are double-headed
drums used to signal the ensemble through rhythm.
7. Ketuk and Kempyang- These are
horizontal gongs that play a “thuk” and “pang” sound in alternation.
8. Rebab- This is a two stringed lute usually
used to perform the melody.
9. Suling- This is a vertical flute which is
used to performed the melody.
10. Celempung- This is a zither used to
embelish the melody of gamelan. Balinese Gamelan Bali’s culture is influenced by communities. A lively, dynamic, and more popular sound has been developed. The Balinese Gamelan took a different way in development. Composed of a combination of metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs, and sometimes flutes, the Balinese can compose and play magnificent tunes to suit the need of the occasion. Parts of Balinese Gamelan 1. Ugal- is a bronze metallophone that are suspended over tuned bamboo resonators. Ugal has a range of two octaves, and is played with a wooden mallet. 2. Jegogan- instruments that are larger than gangsa. It plays the lowest notes in ensemble.
3. Jublag- also called calung, is a
gangsa metallophone that also pays the melody.
4. Kantil- is the smallest in the gangsa.
It can play the melody or an interlocking pattern called kotekan. 5. Pemade- Lower pitch gangsa used in Balinese gamelan. similar to kantil, is a 10-key metallophone in the gangsa. It supports the main melody and plays interlocking parts called kotekan.
6. Reyong- is a row of 12 gongs or
kettles mounted on a frame, and is played by four players. It plays the interlocking parts kotekan and also marks the music by the patterns it plays.
7. Gongs- consist of two larger hanging
gongs.
8. Kendhang- are two drum pairs.
Kendang is a double-headed barrel drum from Indonesia. 9. Kempli- is a small horizontal gong that keeps time.
10. Ceng- ceng- consist of four to five
horizontally mounted cymbals.
11. Trompong- are ten small gongs that
play an ornamentation of the melody. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND PARTICIPATION