music

• pesindhen is female singer who sings gamelan
• gerong is the male chorus who sings with gamelan
• berong bacayan is the mix chorus which sings with gamelan
• slendro scale is a pentatonic scale with 5 notes
• pelog scale is a hectatonic scale with 7 notes
• gamelanmeans gamel or gamble
• javanese gamelan is used for court music
• javanese gamelan mostly use gongs
• javanese gamelan gives solemn character
• balinese gamelan is used as sacred music
• balinese gamelan consists of metallophone
• balinese gamelan has a sudden change of tempo and dynamics
• balinese sounds bright and brilliant
• balinese gamelan uses fast and rattling sounds
• gamelan is believed to be guided by the spirit
• in gamelan, shoes must be removed
• in gamelan, no stepping on instruments
• in gamelan, only the best player is allowed to play gong ageng
• Gamelan accompanies religious ceremonies and important events
• gamelan provides a means of livelihood
• gamelan is used as an entertainment
• bonang plays the melody
• gong ageng is the most important instrument
• saron produces one octave higher than demung
• ceng-ceng is a set of four cymbals
• gender is a metallophone
• kendang is a set of drums with different sizes
• kenong is a small set of gongs
• kempul is a set of pitched gongs
• bonang

  
• gong ageng

  
• saron

  
• ceng-ceng

  
• gender

  
• kendang

  
• kenong

  
• kempul