Gamelan Ensemble

Question 1

Is an ensemble composed of several Indonesian indigenous instruments.

Answer 1

Gamelan

Question 2

An Indonesian shadow puppet theater.

Answer 2

Wayang Kulit

Question 3

What are the instruments of the Balinese Gamelan?

Answer 3

Vertical Hanging Gongs, Kettle Gongs, Metallophones, Zithers, Aerophones, Percussion Instruments

Question 4

Instruments of the vertical hanging gongs.

Answer 4

Gong Ageng, Gong Siyem, Kempul

Question 5

This set is the largest among the hanging gongs.

Answer 5

Gong Ageng

Question 6

These are the medium-sized hanging gongs.

Answer 6

Gong Siyem

Question 7

These are small hanging gongs with a set of pitch depending on the scale used.

Answer 7

Kempul

Question 8

These gongs subdivide the melody into several musical phrases.

Answer 8

Kettle Gongs

Question 9

Instruments in kettle gongs.

Answer 9

Kenong, Kethuk, Kempyang, Bonang Barung, Bonang Panerus

Question 10

This is a small, deep-tuned gong used as a punctuating instrument, and has a considerably higher pitch.

Answer 10

Kenong

Question 11

This is a single-kettle gong played in different ways depending on the speed of the music.

Answer 11

Kethuk

Question 12

This is a set of two kettle gongs set to a higher pitch than that of the kethuk.

Answer 12

Kempyang

Question 13

Composed of about a dozen kettle gongs, it is one of the primary instruments of the gamelan, as it plays the melody an octave lower than its counterpart.

Answer 13

Bonang Barung

Question 14

It is the higher octave set of bonang barung.

Answer 14

Bonang Panerus

Question 15

These instruments help in playing the melodic parts of the gamelan.

Answer 15

The metallophones

Question 16

Instruments of the metallophones.

Answer 16

Saron Demung, Gender Slenthem, Gender Barung, Gambang Kayu.

Question 17

This is the biggest and the lowest sounding member of the saron family of instruments.

Answer 17

Saron Demung

Question 18

It is encased in a wooden frame, and it has six or seven wide and thin metal keys suspended by a string over tuned bamboo or metal tubes, which function as resonators.

Answer 18

Gender Slenthem

Question 19

It has 12-14 narrow and thin metal keys

Answer 19

Gender Barung

Question 20

This is a xylophone with 17-23 keys resting on a wooden resonator.

Answer 20

Gambang Kayu

Question 21

These are the class of stringed instruments in the gamelan.

Answer 21

Zithers

Question 22

Types of Zithers

Answer 22

Celempung, Siter, Rebab

Question 23

Angled toward the player it is supported by four legs with 20-26 metal strings.

Answer 23

Celempung

Question 24

It is a small zither, also angled and resting on the floor. It has 20-26 strings.

Answer 24

Siter

Question 25

It is classified as a spike fiddle with two strings.

Answer 25

Rebab

Question 26

It is an end-blown bamboo flute.

Answer 26

Suling

Question 27

These instruments usually set the timing or pace of the melody.

Answer 27

Percussion Instruments

Question 28

Types of Percussion Instruments

Answer 28

Kendhang Gendhing, Kendhang Ciblon, Kendhang Ketipung

Question 29

It is the largest hand-played drum with two heads placed on opposite ends of a barrel-shaped shell.

Answer 29

Kendhang Gendhing

Question 30

It is a middle-sized, barrel-shaped drum.

Answer 30

Kendhang Ciblon

Question 31

It is the smallest barrel-shaped drum.

Answer 31

Kendhang Ketipung