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World Map (Physical Features)
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SE Asia / Pacific
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Indonesia
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Indonesia (Active Volcanoes)
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Indonesian Music Examples Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4
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Paris World’s Fair (1889)
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Paris World’s Fair (main promenade)
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Indonesian Dancers
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Dutch Exhibition at 1889 Paris World’s Fair From a Dutch magazine describing the “colonial exhibition” at the Paris World’s Fair (1889).
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Gamelan (1889 Paris World’s Fair)
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Columbian Exposition (Chicago, 1893)
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Java Village (“Dutch Settlement”) at Columbian Exposition
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Chicago Gamelan
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Gamelan Instruments Struck Idiophones (majority / most important) - gongs - metalophones - xylophones Membranophone (a few) Chordophone (even fewer) Aerophone (even fewer)
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Gamelan in Action See Gamelan: Instruments of the Gamelan for a “map” of the Gamelan and an interactive description of the instrumentsGamelan: Instruments of the Gamelan
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Three Basic Layers Balungen = “Nuclear Melody” – the basic “tune” (played one pitch per beat) [“skeletal melody” in textbook] “Colotomic Structure” = “metrical structure” of Balungen (marked at end by largest gong) “Elaboration” = fastest moving upper parts, division of the Baungen into smaller units
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Gong ageng (largest suspended) Ex: YouTube - Central Javanese Gamelan Playing Techniques - Gong & KempulYouTube - Central Javanese Gamelan Playing Techniques - Gong & Kempul
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Kenong (largest cradled gong) Ex: YouTube - Central Javanese Gamelan Playing Techniques – Kenong (start 1:45)YouTube - Central Javanese Gamelan Playing Techniques – Kenong
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Kempul (smaller suspended) Ex: YouTube - Central Javanese Gamelan Playing Techniques - Gong & KempulYouTube - Central Javanese Gamelan Playing Techniques - Gong & Kempul
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Ketuk (small cradled gong) Ex: YouTube - Gamelan - Kempyang & KetukYouTube - Gamelan - Kempyang & Ketuk
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Nuclear Melody (Sarons & Slentem) Slentem YouTube - Central Javanese Gamelan Playing Techniques - Saron
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Elaboration Bonang Gambang (wooden bars) Ex: YouTube - Gamelan - GambangYouTube - Gamelan - Gambang Gender Barung (lower pitch)Gender Panerus (higher pitch)
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TUNINGS & SCALES SLENDRO (front) = 5 notes (pentatonic) CDEGA (or use piano black keys) PELOG (side) = 7 notes (sounds “minor”) EFGB b BCD
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Colotomic Structure of BUBARAN 1234 5678 9101112 13141516
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Gong ageng marks “Gongan” 12341234 56785678 9101112 131415GONG
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kenong marks “kenongan” 123Kenong 567Kenong 91011Kenong 131415 GONG Kenong
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Kempul divides “Gatra” 1 Kempul3Kenong 5 Kempul 7Kenong 9 Kempul11Kenong 13 Kempul 15GONG Kenong
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Ketuk punctuates odd beats Ketuk KempulKetukKenong Ketuk Kempul KetukGONG Kenong
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BUBARAN (you perform) “tuk”(silent) “tuk” “nong” “tuk” “pul” “tuk” “nong” “tuk” “pul” “tuk” “GONG” “nong”
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Making Gamelan Instruments YouTube - the making of gamelan YouTube - Rhythm of the Gamelan Makers.part1YouTube - Rhythm of the Gamelan Makers.part1 YouTube - Rhythm of the Gamelan Makers.part2YouTube - Rhythm of the Gamelan Makers.part2
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Uses of the Gamelan Associated w/ Royalty (private performance) JVC 9-1 (Bali), JVC 10-3 (Java) Accompanies Dance JVC 9-2 (Bali) – Pendet (welcome dance) JVC 9-3 (Bali) – Baris (Warrior Dance) [Wayang orang = Dance Drama] Accompanies Puppet Plays – Wayang kulit JVC 10-2 – Wedding (10 hr performance) Tourism (stylized performances) Ex. – Kecak (voice gamelan) JVC 10-1 (Bali) – Ramayana Epic (YouTube - Kecak Dance in Bali)YouTube - Kecak Dance in Bali
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Wayang Kulit “Shadow Puppet Theater” YouTube - Wayang kulit excerpt 1 YouTube - Wayang kulit excerpt 2 YouTube - perang gagal (behind the scene)YouTube - perang gagal YouTube - perang kembang (behind the scene)YouTube - perang kembang YouTube - WAYANG KULIT “GORO-GORO” KI. ANOM SUROTO 1 OF 11 (additional multiple parts available on YouTube)YouTube - WAYANG KULIT “GORO-GORO” KI. ANOM SUROTO 1 OF 11
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Indonesian Dance w/ Gamelan “Gamelan Gong Kebyar” YouTube - Gamelan Cudamani YouTube - Tari Kebyar Duduk Indonesian “voice gamelan” “Kecak” (for tourists) YouTube - Kecak Dance at Uluwatu Temple, Bali Part 1 YouTube - Kecak Dance in Bali YouTube - Tari Kecak Bali 1
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