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Gamelan Music (Interpunctuating instruments (Purpose: mark the measures…
Gamelan Music
Interpunctuating instruments
Purpose: mark the measures and rhythm
Usually divided into measures of 4 beats
Keteg: each group of 4 beats
Instruments: Gongs
Gong marks the rhythmic cycle
Scales
Slendro
Five note scale
Almost equivalent to pentatonic scale
Spreads out evenly within an octave
Pelog
means 'fine' or 'beautiful'
seven note scale
Balungan Instruments
Purpose: play the core/ main theme
Main tune (balungan/pokok) played by
metallophone
instruments in single octave .
Using wooden mallet
Penerusan Instruments
Purpose: play a melody based on decorations of the core theme
Instruments
gender family (orchestral xylophone)
gambang (wooden keyed xylophone)
suling
rabab (strings are bowed)
celempung (strings are plucked)
Bonang family (2 octaves)
Rhythm instruments
Purpose: providing and keeping the rhythm and tempo
Instruments
Drums
kendang gending (bigger)
ketipung (smaller)
play with both hands
Rhythmic cycle
gongan