- Ladrang
The ladrang is one of the
gendhing structure s used in Javanesegamelan music.The basic
colotomic structure is a cycle of 32 beats ("keteg") in the following order:::pTpW pTpN pTpP pTpN pTpP pTpN pTpP pTpG
where p indicates the strike of the
kempyang , T theketuk , P thekempul , N thekenong , and G the simultaneous stroke of the gong and kenong. The W indicates thewela , the pause where the kempul is omitted. Thus, the gong plays once, the kenong divides that into four parts, the kempul divides each of those in two, the ketuk divides each of those in two, and the kempyang divides each of those in two. Thekendhang usually plays in kendhang kalih style.The ladrang is similar to the
ketawang except that four (instead of two)nongan comprise agongan . It is also similar to thelancaran , except it is twice as slow, and the kempyang plays in between each beat of the lancaran.Many ladrang have two sections, an
ompak and angelik , each of which typically last one gongan. Ladrang can be played in anyirama except for lancar.References
* Neil Sorrell. "A Guide to the Gamelan". London: Faber and Faber, 1990. Page 68-69.
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