Indonesia Flashcards
Gamelan
type of music, exciting to watch, indonesia orchestra, precussion made of bronze, no uniform size, rhythmic layering
Gender instrument
like brozne xylophone, mallet or hammer, fast playing, other hand dampens notes, no uniformity
Bonang instrument
horizontal gongs, looks like pots on a bed, knob or plat is played
Kendang instrument
two headed drum, played quite a bit
Suling instrument
end blown bamboo flute, usually drowned out, high flute
Rebab instrument
two string bow instrument, melodies, farily simple, hard to hear
Gong ageng instrument
largest instrument, bronze
Pelog
type of tuning, 7 notes note equally spaced
Slendro
type of tuning, 5 notes almost equally spaced
Kecak (ketjak)
indonesian gamelan clone vocally, healing ceremony, girl into a trance
Colotomic pattern
gamelan particul pattern, 16,32,64…256 beats, javanese style easier to identify
Gamelan gong kebyar
sub style of bali, chaotic and abrute changes
Wayang kulit
shadow puppetry, accompanied by gamelan, java shows can last 8 hours
Javanese style
dutch colony did not alter slower traditional style
Balinese style
style is intended for tourist and is result of dutch destroying courts, fast and intended to entertain