Gamelan ensemble Flashcards
Gamelan ensemble is played during _________, __________, _____________ etc.
Weddings, birthdays, circumcisions
Commonly used in wayang kulit that consists 4-25 musicians.
Gamelan ensemble
fundamental units of the ensemble and marks the beginning and the end of a certain piece.
Vertical hanging gongs
One major rule of the gamelan ensemble for the musicians.
Never play other players’ instruments
Vertical hanging gongs punctuate different _____________________________________.
segments of the metric cycle
Largest among the hanging gongs and it creates a low pitch, very deep sound.
Gong ageng
A medium-sized hanging gongs and slightly higher pitch than the gong ageng.
Gong siyem
Gong siyem is also referred to as __________.
Gong suwukan
Small hanging gongs with a set of pitch depending on the scale used and is played more frequently.
Kempul
Subdivide the melody into several musical phrases.
Kettle gongs
Small deep-tuned gong and has considerably higher pitch.
Kenong
Kenong is used as a ___________ instrument.
punctuating
A single-kettle gong played in different ways and does not resonate.
Kethuk
The kethuk’s way of playing depends on the ____________________.
Speed of the music
A set of two kettle gongs set to a higher pitch than kethuk.
Kempyang
The kempyang is NOT allowed to ring. True or FALSE?
False
Composed of about a dozen kettle gongs and the primary instruments of the gamelan.
Bonang barung
The patterns played using the bonang barung depend on the __________________.
tempo structure
Plays a fast melodic pattern based on the melody that the bonang barung plays.
Bonang panerus