Bubaran “Kembang Pacar” in pelog mode culture?
Javanese of Indonesia
Bubaran “Kembang Pacar” in pelog mode complete media?
Java Gamelan “loud playing” ensemble: saron-s, gong, kempul, kenong, kethuk, peking, bonang, drum, and others
Bubaran “Kembang Pacar” in pelog mode context?
This recording was played at the house of R.M. Soedarsono, one of Yogya’s best known dancer/choreographers. The title means “red flower.”
Bubaran “Kembang Pacar” in pelog mode musical features?
16-beat gongan, gong structure, drum as conductor, bonang-s elaborating, pelog tuning system, group oral/aural realization
Ladrang “Wilujeng” in pelog mode culture?
Javanese of Indonesia
Ladrang “Wilujeng” in pelog mode complete media?
Java Gamelan “soft playing” ensemble: saron-s, gong, kempul, kenong, kethuk, peking, bonang, drum, plus female voice and rebab
Ladrang “Wilujeng” in pelog mode context?
Title means “safe, secure.” This piece is played in pelog pathet barang by the musicians from the Ngudya Wirama gamelan group. This piece is a great example of polyphonic stratification. Different instruments elaborate the melody at different tempi. The vocal text used by the singer isn’t specific to this piece, but a well-known verse fitted to many pieces.
Ladrang “Wilujeng” in pelog mode musical features?
32-beat gongan, gong structure, drum as conductor, soft playing instruments elaborating, pelog tuning system, group aural/oral realization
Playon “Lasem” in slendro mode culture?
Javanese of Indonesia
Playon “Lasem” in slendro mode complete media?
Java Gamelan “loud playing” ensemble: saron-s, gong, kempul, kenong, kethuk, peking, bonang, drum, plus dhalang’s metal plates and wooden rapper
Playon “Lasem” in slendro mode context?
Musical staples of shadow puppetry generate excitement. The lengths of pieces are variable, tailored to suit the dramatic moment. During a performance, this piece might be played 18 times. Potential for a great variety of renditions.
Playon “Lasem” in slendro mode musical features?
Variable lengths of short gongan-s, sudden changes according to dramatic requirements, slendro tuning system, group aural/oral realization
“Kosalia Arini” modern gong kebyar style culture?
Balinese of Indonesia
“Kosalia Arini” modern gong kebyar style complete media?
Bali Gamelan gong kebyar orchestra: bronze metallophones, hanging and horizontal gongs, drums, flute
“Kosalia Arini” modern gong kebyar style context?
Balinese gamelan is played often accompanying virtuosic dance. Kebyar means “flash” or “dazzle.” There is a lot of shimmer due to weirdly tuned unison notes. Overall design of these pieces are not cyclic or rigidly binary like in Javanese gamelan. The pieces are like fantasias, or exuberant studies in contrast.
“Kosalia Arini” modern gong kebyar style musical features?
Extreme contrasts (media, texture, tempo), interlocking patterns between pairs of instruments, pairs of instruments tuned slightly apart to create “shimmering” effect of “beats.” Composed and learned note-for-note.