Flashcards
Gamelan
Cards in this deck (10)
- 1InstrumentsGongs (gong ageng, bonang, kenong) Metallophones (saron)
Drums (kendang) - 2Where is it from?Indonesia, Java and Bali
- 3What does Gamelan refer to?The orchestra and type of music
- 4What is the role of the drummer?To lead the ensemble in the - dynamics, tempo, section change etc.
- 5Name of the 5 note scaleSlendro
- 6Name of the 7 note scalePelog
- 7Notes are known by...numbers not letters
- 8What texture is it?Heterophonic = all parts have similar embellishments
- 9It is ...... musicCyclic - there are large gongs at the beginning and end of cycles
- 10Performed where?Puppet shows, war dances, weddings