Gamelan ensemble Flashcards

1
Q

Gamelan ensemble is played during _________, __________, _____________ etc.

A

Weddings, birthdays, circumcisions

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2
Q

Commonly used in wayang kulit that consists 4-25 musicians.

A

Gamelan ensemble

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3
Q

fundamental units of the ensemble and marks the beginning and the end of a certain piece.

A

Vertical hanging gongs

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3
Q

One major rule of the gamelan ensemble for the musicians.

A

Never play other players’ instruments

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4
Q

Vertical hanging gongs punctuate different _____________________________________.

A

segments of the metric cycle

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5
Q

Largest among the hanging gongs and it creates a low pitch, very deep sound.

A

Gong ageng

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6
Q

A medium-sized hanging gongs and slightly higher pitch than the gong ageng.

A

Gong siyem

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7
Q

Gong siyem is also referred to as __________.

A

Gong suwukan

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7
Q

Small hanging gongs with a set of pitch depending on the scale used and is played more frequently.

A

Kempul

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7
Q

Subdivide the melody into several musical phrases.

A

Kettle gongs

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8
Q

Small deep-tuned gong and has considerably higher pitch.

A

Kenong

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9
Q

Kenong is used as a ___________ instrument.

A

punctuating

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10
Q

A single-kettle gong played in different ways and does not resonate.

A

Kethuk

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11
Q

The kethuk’s way of playing depends on the ____________________.

A

Speed of the music

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12
Q

A set of two kettle gongs set to a higher pitch than kethuk.

A

Kempyang

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13
Q

The kempyang is NOT allowed to ring. True or FALSE?

A

False

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14
Q

Composed of about a dozen kettle gongs and the primary instruments of the gamelan.

A

Bonang barung

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15
Q

The patterns played using the bonang barung depend on the __________________.

A

tempo structure

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16
Q

Plays a fast melodic pattern based on the melody that the bonang barung plays.

A

Bonang panerus

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17
Q

These instruments help in playing the melodic parts of the gamelan that consists of a series of metal bars.

A

Metallophones

18
Q

Metallophones are like xylophones, as it’s played by striking the metal bars with a ________ __ _ ______.

A

beater of a mallet

19
Q

Biggest and lowest sounding member of the saron family.

A

Saron demung

20
Q

3 types of saron demung

A

Saron panerus/peking, saron barung/saron, and saron demung/demung

21
Q

The saron demung has - thick metallic keys resting over a resonator.

A

6-7

22
Q

Encased on a wooden frame and has six or seven wide and thin metal keys suspended by a string over tuned bamboo or metal tubes, which function as resonators.

A

Gender slenthem

23
Q

Has 12-14 narrow and thin metal keys.

A

Gender barung

24
Q

Xylophone with 17-23 keys resting on a wooden resonator.

A

Gambang kayu

25
Q

Class of stringed instruments in the gamelan and enhance the melody of the ensemble.

A

Zithers

26
Q

Supported by 4 legs with 20-26 metal strings and musician sits on the floor facing the smaller end of the instrument.

A

Celempung

27
Q

Celempung is played by plucking the strings with the __________.

A

thumbnails

28
Q

Small zither that consists of 10-26 metal strings. It also complements the celempung.

A

Siter

29
Q

Classified as a spike fiddle with two strings and the melodic leader of the ensemble.

A

Rebab

30
Q

Rebab is played ___________.

A

vertically

31
Q

A musical structure or cycle used in the gamelan.

A

Gendhing

32
Q

An end-blown flute that’s usually played freely but is often played at the end of each melodic phrase.

A

Suling

33
Q

Suling is made with ________.

A

bamboo

34
Q

Usually set the timing or pace of the melody.

A

Percussion instruments

35
Q

Largest hand played drum

A

Kendhing gendhing

36
Q

Middle-sized barrel-shaped drum and has the most complex drum patterns in the ensemble.

A

Kendhang ciblon

37
Q

Smallest barrel-shaped drum

A

Kendhang ketipung

38
Q

A large stick-beaten barrel drum that is occasionally played with other drums to accompany a dance.

A

Bedhug

39
Q

Bedhug is played to _____________.

A

welcome guests

40
Q

two types of gamelan styles

A

Javanese and Balinese gamelan

41
Q

2 basic styles of the Javanese gamelan

A

soft and strong

42
Q

It gives a more contemporary feel.

A

Balinese gamelan

43
Q

A structure characterized by cycles punctuated periodically by an instrument.

A

Colomic structure

44
Q

It is evident in Javanese than the Balinese.

A

Colomic structure

45
Q

Balinese gamelan does not repeat throughout a continuous cycle. True or False?

A

True