javanese gamelan music and instruments. this is gamelan sulukala, built for goddard college in...
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Javanese Gamelan Gamelan music is composed by the layering of simple melody lines or rhythm patterns. There are five categories in this polyphonic stratification: 1. “ Nuclear ” Theme 2. Elaboration 3. Punctuation 4. Counter-Melody 5. RhythmTRANSCRIPT
Javanese GamelanMusic and Instruments
This is Gamelan Sulukala, Built for Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont, USA. by
Suhirdjan, Gamelan Builder and Tuner - Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Javanese GamelanGamelan music is composed by the layering of simple melody lines or rhythm patterns. There are five categories in this polyphonic stratification: • 1. “Nuclear” Theme
2. Elaboration3. Punctuation4. Counter-Melody5. Rhythm
Gamelan Instruments1.“Nuclear” Theme
2.Elaboration
3.Punctuation
4.Counter melody
5.Rhythm
Gamelan Music Structure
PunctuatinPunctuatingg
PunctuatinPunctuatingg
GongGong
GongGongGongGongGongGong
Gamelan Music Structure
The Gamelan tradition says that the music is always going on (a.k.a.
Cosmic Radio) and the instruments simply make it audible to us. The
music “starts” with the last note and traditionally ends after the audience leaves to signify that it continues...
Playing techniquePlaying technique
Examples
Playing techniquePlaying technique
Udan Mas - “Golden Rain”
Javanese GamelanMusic and Instruments