nusantara - all indonesian music genre that arose in this archipelago and emphasizes the archipelago's "indonesian-ness"
rhythm- a strong patternof sound in music
indonesian music uses an 8 to 16 cycle of time or off time beat interval pattern
melody- arrangement of sounds
Indonesian tone systems
Slendro
Pelog
Form - design that provides a composition its shape and artistic unity
form - indonesian uses repetitive form
timbre - is the quality of sound produced (uses nasal in singing)
Gamelan Music - most popular and most important form of traditional music in indonesia
Javanese believed that the gamelan created by sang hyang guru
gamelan music is a polyphonic, produces two or more melodies sung or played together
gamel means tohammer
xylophone(idiophone)
Gender
Saron
Gambang
Gender - played with two hands< one holding a mallet with a padded disk-shaped head and other mallet without a cushioned disk shaped head
Saron- consists of seven keys made of bronze alloy used for all metal sounds
Gambang - Long wooden xylophone the same as the gambang instrument of mindanao tribes
Gongs (idiophones)
Bonang
kenong
kempul
gongageng
Drums (membranophone)
Kendhang
kendhang - played with the hand and has skin head on both sides
2 types of gamelan
Javanese
Balinese
Javanese
it has a gentler style and lower pitch more traditional includes string and flutes played in palaces and temples
it has a gentler style and lower pitch
Balinese
Modern or contemporary genre
uses metallophones than gongs
has a livelier style and lower pitch
slendro
has five tones
the male scale
expresses sound of sadness
Pelog
has seven tones
the female scale
expresses positivity or cheerfulness
thai means free
Thailand music is a blend of musical elements from a number of cultures surrounding it
Thailand Traditional music
classical
folk
Thai folk music consists of simple songs with simple melodic lines and a series of notes that form a unique pattern
Thailand Ensembles
khueang-sai
phipat
mahori
Khueang - sai - string instruments to accompany singing dancing on holidays indoors instrumental performance
Piphat - has wind and precussion instruments played at court ceremonies and theatrical presemtations
performes with hard mallets outdoors or padded hammers indoors
Elements Of Thailand music
Melody - uses pentatonic scales
Elements of thailand music
Timbre - vocal (nasal), instrumental music has thick instrumentation and uses varations
Elements of thailand music
Rhythm and meter - duple meter and syncopated (the weak beat is frequently stressed, causing a temporary displacement of the regular metrical accent in music)
Elements of thailand music
Harmony and texture - heterophonic the varation of a single melodic line at the same time wherein on top of the original melody a varation of the melody is played
Elements of thailand music
Form - Vocal (strophic or a verse - repeating form) instrumental a three part musical form has an opening section
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ThaiAttire - Characterized by simple linear cuts, made from silk, cotton, and rayon, in warm colors like red, yellow, and orange, complemented by green, violet, and blue.
Hinduism - A figurine of Ganesh, displayed through floral and animal designs on brass, bronze, and clay, with earthy tones of gray, brown, and yellow ochre.