Music Of Indonesia

Question 1

Borrowing of culture and making it their own

Answer 1

Acculturation

Question 2

Characteristics of Indian Music

Answer 2

1. Off-nested Rhythm at 8th and 16th
2. Melodic Scales are called Pelog and Slendro
3. Binary Form
4. Vocal Mode is Nasaled
5. Gamelan

Question 3

The other term for Pelog and Slendro

Answer 3

Pelog-Hepatonic(7)

Slendro-Pentatonic(5)

Question 4

Binary Form means

Answer 4

Repeating scale

Question 5

What is Nasaled

Answer 5

Using nose as a voice boost in singing

Question 6

What is Gamelan

Answer 6

A generic name for musical ensemble in Indonesia

Question 7

Gamelan is Polyphonic which means

Answer 7

Many instruments

Question 8

Gamelan’s ancient roots are

Answer 8

“Gamel” in Java which means “hammer”

“Gambeli” in Bali which means to “play musically”

Question 9

2 Popular Gamelan in Indonesia

Answer 9

1. Javanese Gamelan

2. Balinese Gamelan

Question 10

Javanese Gamelan

Answer 10

Slow

Matallophones oriented

Question 11

Javanese Gamelan Instruments

Answer 11

1. Kedhang (set of drums)
2. Rebab (bowed and plucked strings)
3. Celempung (bowed and plucked strings)
4. Gambang (xylophone)
5. Suling (bamboo flute)

Question 12

Balinese Gamelan

Answer 12

Tempo and dynamics are changing

More metallophones than gongs

High-pitched instruments

Fast

Question 13

Genre of Music in Indonesia

Answer 13

1. Kecak
2. Kecapi Suling
3. Tembang Sunda
4. Kroncong

Question 14

Balinese dance and drama

Answer 14

Kecak

Question 15

Sudanese music from the west

Answer 15

Kecapi Suling

Question 16

Classical vocal music from west Java

Answer 16

Tembang Sunda

Question 17

Musical style using Ukulele

Answer 17

Kroncong