Gamelan

• Name five samba instruments

  Surdo

  Agogo

  Reco-reco

  Repinique

  Tamborim

  
• What is the samba texture

  POLYRYTHMIC
• Where is Indonesia?


  South-east Asia

  Pacific Ring of Fire
• What is a Gamelan?


  An ensemble or group of different pitched percussion instruments.

  Gamel means to hit or strike.
• Which two islands does Gamelan come from?

  Java and Bali
• Which western instruments are most similar to those used in a Gamelan?


  Singing

  Xylophone

  Drums

  Stringed Fiddle

  Bamboo Flute
• What differences are there between Javanese and Balinese Gamelan?


  Javanese Gamelan is Lancoran gamelan music traditionally court music.

  Balinese Gamelan is gamelan music rendik, is gentle and folk- like and is village music.
• What are the two tuning systems used in Gamelan?

  Slendro - 5 note pentatonic scale

  Pelog - 7 tone scale
• What is a pentatonic scale?

  Pentatonic scale consists of five notes per octave.
• Where does it come from?

  Java (densly populated) and Bali (much smaller island next to Java)

  
• How is it learnt?

  It is passed on through oral tradition- (players learn by mastering techniques and memorising the music)
• How is it played?

  is played together as a group and emphasises community over individual values
• Name two tuning systems.

  Slendro - 5 note pentatonic scale

  Pelog - 7 tone scale
• Name three instruments.


  Xylophone

  Stringed Fiddle

  Bamboo Flute
• Find out about what a Gamelan is used for.


  Has political and religious roots and plays an important part in sustaining traditional life.

  Is also heard at celebrations and theatre performances. It is used to accompany shadow puppet plays, poetry and drama.