Javanese Court Gamelan Balinese Gamelan Gong Kebyar Indonesia II Javanese Court Gamelan Balinese Gamelan Gong Kebyar
Site 6: Javanese Court Gamelan First Impressions Metallic music with “misty” interlude Aural Analysis Mostly metallophones “Soft & Strong” styles Colotomic structure Above: Metallophones of the Javanese gamelan. Right: Gender (metallophone with bamboo resonators)
Colotomic Structure Principal Melody Periodic Punctuation Rack gongs and large metallophones Periodic Punctuation Marked by Hanging Gongs Embellishment Small metallophones “Mist” of the music Gong ageng
Bubaran “Kembang Pacar” Pelog (seven-tone scale, vis-à-vis slendro) Balungan Punctuation Drum Elaboration
Bubaran drum patterns
Cultural Considerations Islam Court Music Tranquility Dance
Site 7: Balinese Gamelan Gong Kebyar First Impressions Dynamic shifts of mood Aural Analysis Starts and stops Sectional solos “Superhuman speed” “Shimmer effect” A pair of gender wayang
Cultural Considerations Hindu Offering to deities Dynamic dance Shadow puppets A young boy dances to gamelan accompaniment Wayang Kulit (shadow puppet theatre)