Gamelan ensemble

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Weddings, birthdays, circumcisions

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Gamelan ensemble

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Vertical hanging gongs

Question 3

One major rule of the gamelan ensemble for the musicians.

Answer 3

Never play other players’ instruments

Question 4

Vertical hanging gongs punctuate different _____________________________________.

Answer 4

segments of the metric cycle

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Gong ageng

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Gong siyem

Question 7

Gong siyem is also referred to as __________.

Answer 7

Gong suwukan

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Kempul

Question 7

Subdivide the melody into several musical phrases.

Answer 7

Kettle gongs

Question 8

Small deep-tuned gong and has considerably higher pitch.

Answer 8

Kenong

Question 9

Kenong is used as a ___________ instrument.

Answer 9

punctuating

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Kethuk

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Speed of the music

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Kempyang

Question 13

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

Answer 13

False

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Bonang barung

Question 15

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

Answer 15

tempo structure

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Bonang panerus

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Metallophones

Question 18

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

Answer 18

beater of a mallet

Question 19

Biggest and lowest sounding member of the saron family.

Answer 19

Saron demung

Question 20

3 types of saron demung

Answer 20

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

Question 21

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

Answer 21

6-7

Question 22

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.

Answer 22

Gender slenthem

Question 23

Has 12-14 narrow and thin metal keys.

Answer 23

Gender barung

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Gambang kayu

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Zithers

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Celempung

Question 27

Celempung is played by plucking the strings with the __________.

Answer 27

thumbnails

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Siter

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Rebab

Question 30

Rebab is played ___________.

Answer 30

vertically

Question 31

A musical structure or cycle used in the gamelan.

Answer 31

Gendhing

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Suling

Question 33

Suling is made with ________.

Answer 33

bamboo

Question 34

Usually set the timing or pace of the melody.

Answer 34

Percussion instruments

Question 35

Largest hand played drum

Answer 35

Kendhing gendhing

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Kendhang ciblon

Question 37

Smallest barrel-shaped drum

Answer 37

Kendhang ketipung

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Bedhug

Question 39

Bedhug is played to _____________.

Answer 39

welcome guests

Question 40

two types of gamelan styles

Answer 40

Javanese and Balinese gamelan

Question 41

2 basic styles of the Javanese gamelan

Answer 41

soft and strong

Question 42

It gives a more contemporary feel.

Answer 42

Balinese gamelan

Question 43

A structure characterized by cycles punctuated periodically by an instrument.

Answer 43

Colomic structure

Question 44

It is evident in Javanese than the Balinese.

Answer 44

Colomic structure

Question 45

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

Answer 45

True