Gamelan Ensemble Flashcards
Is an ensemble composed of several Indonesian indigenous instruments.
Gamelan
An Indonesian shadow puppet theater.
Wayang Kulit
What are the instruments of the Balinese Gamelan?
Vertical Hanging Gongs, Kettle Gongs, Metallophones, Zithers, Aerophones, Percussion Instruments
Instruments of the vertical hanging gongs.
Gong Ageng, Gong Siyem, Kempul
This set is the largest among the hanging gongs.
Gong Ageng
These are the medium-sized hanging gongs.
Gong Siyem
These are small hanging gongs with a set of pitch depending on the scale used.
Kempul
These gongs subdivide the melody into several musical phrases.
Kettle Gongs
Instruments in kettle gongs.
Kenong, Kethuk, Kempyang, Bonang Barung, Bonang Panerus
This is a small, deep-tuned gong used as a punctuating instrument, and has a considerably higher pitch.
Kenong
This is a single-kettle gong played in different ways depending on the speed of the music.
Kethuk
This is a set of two kettle gongs set to a higher pitch than that of the kethuk.
Kempyang
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.
Bonang Barung
It is the higher octave set of bonang barung.
Bonang Panerus
These instruments help in playing the melodic parts of the gamelan.
The metallophones
Instruments of the metallophones.
Saron Demung, Gender Slenthem, Gender Barung, Gambang Kayu.
This is the biggest and the lowest sounding member of the saron family of instruments.
Saron Demung
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.
Gender Slenthem
It has 12-14 narrow and thin metal keys
Gender Barung
This is a xylophone with 17-23 keys resting on a wooden resonator.
Gambang Kayu
These are the class of stringed instruments in the gamelan.
Zithers
Types of Zithers
Celempung, Siter, Rebab
Angled toward the player it is supported by four legs with 20-26 metal strings.
Celempung
It is a small zither, also angled and resting on the floor. It has 20-26 strings.
Siter
It is classified as a spike fiddle with two strings.
Rebab
It is an end-blown bamboo flute.
Suling
These instruments usually set the timing or pace of the melody.
Percussion Instruments
Types of Percussion Instruments
Kendhang Gendhing, Kendhang Ciblon, Kendhang Ketipung
It is the largest hand-played drum with two heads placed on opposite ends of a barrel-shaped shell.
Kendhang Gendhing
It is a middle-sized, barrel-shaped drum.
Kendhang Ciblon
It is the smallest barrel-shaped drum.
Kendhang Ketipung
