Gamelan Surakarta — A typical large, double gamelan in contemporary Solo (Surakarta) will include, in the sléndro set, one saron panerus (or saron peking), two saron barung, one or two saron demung, one gendér panerus, one gender barung, one slenthem (or gender… … Wikipedia
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Clapping — For the song, see The Hand Clap. Steve Reich and another man performing Clapping Music. A clap is the sound made by striking together two flat surfaces, as in the body parts of humans or animals. Humans clap with the palms of their hands, often… … Wikipedia
Rebab — This article is about the bowed instrument. For the Central Asian plucked instrument known as the Kabuli rebab , see Rubab. For the rebab used by Sikh musicians, known as the Seni rebab , see Seni rebab. Rebabs Mevlâna mausoleum, Konya, Turkey… … Wikipedia
Saron (instrument) — Saron barung (front, with wooden mallets) and saron panerus (in back, with horn mallet) The saron is a musical instrument of Indonesia, which is used in the gamelan. It typically consists of seven bronze bars placed on top of a resonating frame… … Wikipedia
Kenong — The kenong is one of the instruments used in the Indonesian gamelan. It is technically a kind of gong, but is placed on its side and is roughly as tall as it is wide. It thus is similar to the bonang, kempyang and ketuk, which are also cradled… … Wikipedia
Colotomy — For the surgical operation, see colostomy. Colotomy is a term coined by the ethnomusicologist Jaap Kunst[1] to describe the rhythmic patterns of the gamelan. It refers to the use of specific instruments to mark off nested time intervals, or the… … Wikipedia
Balungan — The balungan (Javanese: skeleton, frame ) is sometimes called the core melody of a Javanese gamelan composition. This corresponds to the view that gamelan music is heterophonic: the balungan is then the melody which is being elaborated. The group … Wikipedia
Alok — (Javanese for shout ) is a style of singing used in Javanese gamelan. It is generally performed by the gerong. It consists of short phrases (usually vowels) of indeterminate pitch, inserted especially at certain places in the colotomic structure… … Wikipedia
List of Indonesia-related topics — This is a list of topics related to Indonesia. Those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related changes ( alt k ) in the sidebar.This list can re read in conjunction with List of basic Indonesia topics… … Wikipedia
