Lesson 2: Indonesia Flashcards
What is the largest Buddhist monument in the world located in Central Java, Indonesia?
Burobudur
What country developed a wide range of music styles through its interactions with other cultures such as Indian, Arabic, Chinese, and European? Their vocal music is used as ornamentation and as important as the gamelan.
Indonesia
Type of music coming from human voice.
Vocal Music
Type of music coming from instruments.
Instrumental Music
A nickname used by North Suwalesi children from North Suwalesi Province. It is also a favorite folk song in North Suwalesi that is sung at special events.
It is a story of a mother and her child named who want to migrate to the big city to make a living and be successful in life.
Si Patokaan
What time signature does Si Patokaan followed?
2/2
What pattern does Si Patokaan followed?
Short-short-long Pattern
An ensemble that is the most popular form of music in Indonesia and contains a variety of instruments. It is used to accompany dances, songs, and Wayang Kulit.
The instruments are believed to possess supernatural powers and considered sacred. It is characterized by its polyphonic stratification kind of melody.
Gamelan
What types of Gamelan are the most popular?
Javanese and Balinese
It is composed in layers of simple, independent melodic lines or interlocking rhythmic patterns.
Polyphonic Stratification
It is a common technique used in gong ensembles.
Interlocking
What type of Gamelan is used for court music, contain of mostly percussion, and gives solemn or formal character to the music?
Javanese Gamelan
What type of Gamelan is used for sacred music, consist of metallophones and mostly gongs, have sudden changes in tempo and dynamic, produces very bright and brilliant sound, and
uses the sounds of cymbals.
Balinese Gamelan
What is the two basic Indonesian music scales?
Slendro and Pelog
Five equidistant tones in an octave.
Slendro
