Music Of Indonesia

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Indonesia is an archipelago comprising of approximately

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17,508 islands

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The name Indonesia from the Latin Indus

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India

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and the Greek nesos

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Island

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Indonesia distinct native consists of

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100

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linguistic groups having

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300 ethnic groups

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Religions consists of a variety of beliefs with the highest population claiming to be

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Muslims

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The Indonesian State allows only five faith categories:

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Islam, Buddhism, Protestantism, Hinduism, and Roman Catholicism

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It is an all-Indonesian music genre that arose in this archipelago and emphasizes the archipelago’s “Indonesian-ness”, both in terms of language and melodic style.
It serves an important purpose and has a connection to Indonesian faiths and spiritual practices.

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Nussantra

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Indonesian music uses the

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Slendro and Pelog musical scales

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traditional ensemble music of Java and Bali made up of predominantly percussion instruments and the most popular and most important form of traditional music in Indonesia.

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Gamelan Music

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The word Gamelan comes from the ancient roots

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gambel

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in Java

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gamel

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It is played with two hands, one holding a mallet with a padded disk-shaped head and the other mallet without a cushioned disk-shaped head

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Gender

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A long wooden xylophone

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Gambang

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Consists of seven keys made of bronze alloy used for all metal sound

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Saron

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It plays a more elaborate version of the basic melody.

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Bonang

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Beaters are long, cushioned sticks. The musician sits at the center of kenong.

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Kenong

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A set of pitched gongs

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Kempul

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Marks the end of the largest section called gongan.

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Gong Ageng

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It is played with the hand and has skin heads on both sides.

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Kendhang

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• more traditional
• includes strings and flutes
• suitable for vocal accompaniment
• played in palaces and temples
• tends to be softer, and quite dreamy and hypnotic in nature

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Javanese

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• modern/contemporary genre
• percussion dominated
• more open, infuses western music
• uses more metallophones than gongs
• often much louder, and more flamboyant and dramatic

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Balinese