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Title: Chapter Five: Sundanese Gamelan Salendro


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Chapter Five Sundanese Gamelan Salendro
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Sundanese (West Java)
  • Second-largest ethnic group
  • Language and culture Sundanese
  • 15th Century Pajajaran vanquished by C. Javanese
    Majapahit

3
Sundanese (West Java) (cont.)
  • Aristocrats imitate Central Javanese court life
  • Villagers imitate aristocrats
  • Regional styles center is Bandung

4
Sundanese Genres
  • Primary gamelan types
  • gamelan salendro
  • small version of Central Javanese gamelan
  • listening music, dance and theatre accompaniment
  • degung
  • Sundanese (formerly) aristocratic ensemble

5
Sundanese Genres (cont.)
  • Others
  • tembang Sunda (sung poetry)

6
Sinyur (gamelan salendro)
  • sawilet (one wilet) vs. opat wilet (four wilet)
  • same pillar pitches
  • in opat wilet
  • more time between pillar pitches
  • vocalists sing in sorog

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Sinyur (gamelan salendro) (cont.)
  • dance vs kliningan
  • in sawilet section
  • drummer follows movements of dancing puppet
  • tempo varies according to puppet's movements
  • in opat wilet section
  • drummer is quiet, focus on vocalists
  • tempo is steady

8
Summary
  • Gamelan salendro accompanies
  • Dance
  • Wayang
  • Kliningan (singing with gamelan accompanimen

9
Summary (cont.)
  • Layers of
  • History
  • Instrumental functions (cycle / melody /
    elaboration / drumming)
  • Musical scales/modes
  • salendro plus sorog
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