Indonesia

Question 1

is an archipelago in Southeast Asia comprising approximately 17,500 islands.

Answer 1

Indonesia

Question 2

Indonesia is an archipelago in Southeast Asia comprising approximately ——— islands.

Answer 2

17,500

Question 3

With over 238 million people, Indonesia is the world’s —— most populous country and is the ——— biggest nation of the world.

Answer 3

fourth

Question 4

Through interaction with other cultures such as Indian, Arabic, ———, and European, a wide range of musical styles has been developed.

Answer 4

Chinese

Question 5

The 2 basic kinds of Indonesian music scale

Answer 5

Slendro
Peloq

Question 6

five (5) equidistant tones in octave

Answer 6

Slendro

Question 7

heptatonic (7) tone scale with semi-tone

Answer 7

Peloq

Question 8

is a common technique used in gong ensembles.

Answer 8

Interlocking

Question 9

is an Indonesian term for tempo.

Answer 9

Irama

Question 10

The ——— is the most popular form of music in Indonesia.

Answer 10

gamelan or gamelan orchestra

Question 11

is a female soloist singer who sings with a gamelan.

Answer 11

Pesindhen

Question 12

refers to the unison male chorus that sings with the gamelan.

Answer 12

Gerong

Question 13

is the term for every kind of gamelan music in Java.

Answer 13

Karawitan

Question 14

Used for court music

Answer 14

Javanese Gamelan

Question 15

Percussion dominated

Answer 15

Javanese Gamelan

Question 16

Style of playing gives solemn character

Answer 16

Javanese gamelan

Question 17

Used for sacred music

Answer 17

Balinese gamelan

Question 18

Consist of metallophone and mostly gongs

Answer 18

Balinese gamelan

Question 19

Sudden change of tempo and dynamics are the basic characteristic

Answer 19

Balinese gamelan

Question 20

Sounds are very bright and brilliant

Answer 20

Balinese gamelan

Question 21

Use of fast and rattling sounds of cymbals make distinctive characters

Answer 21

Balinese gamelan

Question 22

Traditional ensemble of Indonesia made up of predominantly of percussive instruments

Answer 22

Indonesian Gamelan

Question 23

A two-headed drum used in the Gamelan ensemble

Answer 23

Kendong

Question 24

is an instrument in music in which the sound -
producing body is a piece of metal.

Answer 24

Metallophones

Question 25

Xylophone bars are made of wood

Answer 25

Xylophones

Question 26

Are vertically suspended gongs which are the largest in the Gamelan

Answer 26

Gongs

Question 27

one of the oldest and simplest musical instruments in the world.

Answer 27

Bamboo flutes