Indonesia Flashcards
is an archipelago in Southeast Asia comprising approximately 17,500 islands.
Indonesia
Indonesia is an archipelago in Southeast Asia comprising approximately ——— islands.
17,500
With over 238 million people, Indonesia is the world’s —— most populous country and is the ——— biggest nation of the world.
fourth
Through interaction with other cultures such as Indian, Arabic, ———, and European, a wide range of musical styles has been developed.
Chinese
The 2 basic kinds of Indonesian music scale
Slendro
Peloq
five (5) equidistant tones in octave
Slendro
heptatonic (7) tone scale with semi-tone
Peloq
is a common technique used in gong ensembles.
Interlocking
is an Indonesian term for tempo.
Irama
The ——— is the most popular form of music in Indonesia.
gamelan or gamelan orchestra
is a female soloist singer who sings with a gamelan.
Pesindhen
refers to the unison male chorus that sings with the gamelan.
Gerong
is the term for every kind of gamelan music in Java.
Karawitan
Used for court music
Javanese Gamelan
Percussion dominated
Javanese Gamelan
Style of playing gives solemn character
Javanese gamelan
Used for sacred music
Balinese gamelan
Consist of metallophone and mostly gongs
Balinese gamelan
Sudden change of tempo and dynamics are the basic characteristic
Balinese gamelan
Sounds are very bright and brilliant
Balinese gamelan
Use of fast and rattling sounds of cymbals make distinctive characters
Balinese gamelan
Traditional ensemble of Indonesia made up of predominantly of percussive instruments
Indonesian Gamelan
A two-headed drum used in the Gamelan ensemble
Kendong
is an instrument in music in which the sound -
producing body is a piece of metal.
Metallophones
Xylophone bars are made of wood
Xylophones
Are vertically suspended gongs which are the largest in the Gamelan
Gongs
one of the oldest and simplest musical
instruments in the world.
Bamboo flutes
