GAMELAN

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GAMELAN

• Music from Indonesia

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Indonesia

• The Republic of Indonesia lies between the Indian
  
• and Pacific Oceans.

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Key Indonesian Facts

• Indonesia is a nation made up of about 17,500
  islands in South East Asia.
• With a population of over 200 million, it is the
  world's fourth most populous country and the most
  populous Muslim-majority nation.
• The nation's capital city is Jakarta.

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MUSIC OF INDONESIA

• Indonesia is so culturally diverse, and every one
  of the 17,500 islands has its own cultural and
  artistic history and character.
• This results in hundreds of different forms of
  music, which often accompanies dance and theatre.
• The most popular and famous form of Indonesian
  music is GAMELAN.
• Gamelan is an ensemble of tuned percussion
  instruments that include metalophones, drums and
  gongs.
• Gamelan is mainly from Java and Bali.

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When is Gamelan Orchestra used?

• The word "gamelan" is a Javanese word meaning
  "orchestra," referring to the instruments that
  make up the ensemble.
• These ensembles can range from few portable
  instruments, played by three or four musicians,
  to a large ensemble with as many as twenty-five
  musicians and between ten to fifteen singers.
• Many communities have their own gamelans.
• There are gamelans in the UK, notably at the
  South
• Bank Centre in London.

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THE GAMELAN ORCHESTRA
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METALLOPHONES
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GONGS
The soul of the gamelan is believed to reside in
the large gong, or gong ageng. Other gongs are
tuned to each note of the scale and include
ketuk, kenong and kempul.
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DRUMS - Kendhang
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Lancaran Cobowo - Performance

• Balungan
• D E D G E D E G
• A C A G E A G E
• Peking
• DD EE DD GG EE DD EE GG
• AA CC AA GG EE AA GG EE

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LANCARAN COBOWO

• Balungan
• D E D G E D E G
• A C A G E A G E
• Peking
• DD EE DD GG EE DD EE GG
• AA CC AA GG EE AA GG EE
• Kenong
• D E E A
• A E E D