Occurrences gamelan preceded by Hindu-Buddhist culture that dominated Indonesia in the early days of recording history, which also represents the original Indonesian art. The instrument was developed to shape up like this in the days of the Majapahit Kingdom.Unlike the music of India, the only impact to the Indian-ness in gamelan music is how to sing. In Javanese mythology, the gamelan was created by Sang Hyang Guru in Saka Era, the god who controlled all the land of Java, with palaces on the mountain Mahendra in Medangkamulan (Lawu now).
Sang Hyang Guru first create gong to summon the gods. For a more specific message then create two gongs, and finally formed a set of gamelan.
The description of the first ensemble of musical instruments found at the Borobudur Temple, Magelang, Central Java, which has stood since the 8th century. Musical instruments such as the bamboo flute, bells, drums in various sizes, harp, stringed musical instrument that is swiped and learned, are found in these reliefs. However, little is found elements of metal musical instruments. However, relief of the instrument is said to be the origin of the gamelan.
Gamelan orchestra tuning and manufacturing is a complex process. Gamelan tuning using four ways, namely sléndro, pélog, gamelan (special area of Sunda, or West Java), and madenda (also known as the diatonic, the same as the original minor scale that is widely used in Europe.
Gamelan music is a combination of the influence of foreign art diverse. Linkages not the tone of Chinese, Southeast Asian musical instruments, drum band and move to music from India, bowed strings from the Middle East, Europe and even the military style that we hear on the traditional music of Java and Bali today.
The interaction component is loaded with melody, rhythm and timbre maintain Balinese gamelan orchestra music heyday. The pillars of this music brings together a variety of Balinese rural community character that became the order of the typical music that is an inseparable part of daily life.
But this time the gamelan is still used on formal occasions such as weddings, thanksgiving, and others. but at this point, just used majority community gamelan of Java, especially Central Java.
Traditional Musical Instruments Gamelan.
A group of percussion instruments, consisting of drums, xylophone, gongs, gender, siter, bonang, slenthem, demung, saron, kenong, kethuk, kempyang, kempul, lined in a typical formation. Central stringed instrument played with a fiddle and zither. That is the traditional musical instrument called the gamelan. This article will delve further into traditional gamelan instruments.Traditional gamelan music instrument that is widely known in Central Java and Yogyakarta is one of the types of traditional art that is able to survive in the middle of the rush of the modern entertainment industry. Traditional gamelan musical instruments barreled pelog tone (diatonic) combined with the barrel slendro tone (pentatonic) produces a harmonious ensemble music, great, and melodic.
Names of traditional gamelan instruments derived from the word "gamel", which means "hit." This is because in the early development of traditional gamelan music instruments are dominated by percussion instruments (tap), which is then combined with other instruments, such as fiddle (friction ), zither (quotation), and flute (inflatable).
In the past, traditional gamelan musical instruments used to accompany the puppet show, Ketoprak, ludruk, and some types of traditional theater in Java and Yogyakarta. In the show, incorporated elements of the art of music, sound art, and art to add to the charge dramatic theater performances.
In subsequent developments, traditional musical instruments played gamelan began separately as an accompaniment track. After that, the traditional gamelan instruments developed into its own much loved art.
History and Types of Traditional Musical Instruments Gamelan.
The development of Hindu-Buddhist religions that dominate the archipelago in the early days of recording history, gave a very strong influence on the art of traditional gamelan instruments. This example looks at the myths of traditional gamelan instruments that supposedly created by Sang Hyang Guru in Saka Era, the ruler of the gods that reigned in the land of Java, Mount Mahendra.Traditional gamelan musical instruments has been widely known since before the 8th century, this is evidenced by the discovery of gamelan reliefs at Borobudur. In fact, the reliefs, traditional musical instruments have played with gamelan musical instruments flute, bells, harps, and stringed musical instrument played by means swiped.
Intersection of foreign cultures led to a variety of musical colors that are absorbed into the structure of gamelan music, such as the pattern of tone notation that has nothing to do with China, Asian musical instruments, drums and rhythm music band East India, bowed strings Middle East region, even stylemiliter Europe.
Acculturation produced several types of traditional gamelan musical instruments, such as:
Gamelan Klenengan, grown in areas Yogyakara, Klaten and Solo. Gamelan played here only as an instrument to accompany singers (waranggana) and equipped with Gerong (sort of backing vocals), without an accompanying dance attraction.
Gising Gamelan Bonang (Solo) and gising Soran (Jogjakarta), which does not use any musical instruments other than percussion.
Sekaten Gamelan, which was played at the closing ceremony Sekaten, slightly larger than gising Soran.
War Gamelan, Gamelan bit more complex than usual, with musical instruments such as drums, gongs, gubar, gurnan, bahri, drums, flute, puksur, casks, and the task of fully comprehending gangsa. Gamelan is to accompany the soldiers.
Gamelan Gong Kebyar (Balinese), is gamelan has such dikreasi and many displayed in the show for the tourists.
Gamelan Angklung (Bali), is a jovial tone gamelan angklung music with ornaments, displayed for temple festivals.
Gender Wayang, is gamelan gender wayang play musical instruments in pairs or quartets. Including the type of gamelan elite, emotion plays music and is the most complex structure in Bali.
Tuning Tone Gamelan Traditional Musical Instruments
In the art of traditional gamelan instruments, used musical instruments can achieve 70 kinds, even more. Tuning the tone in the formation process of the art to its present form, is very complex.
Traditional Gamelan music instrument tuning tone recognize four types, namely:
Slendro, pentatonic tones.
Pelog, diatonic tones.
Gamelan, tones and Sundanese of West Java.
Madenda, which resembles the tone diatonic minor scale is widely used in European music.
In a game of complete gamelan traditional musical instruments, played two rounds, the slendro (having 5 tones per octave) and pelog (having 7 tones per octave). In gamelan composition, some round up pathet, and ends with a gong.
Traditional Gamelan Musical Instruments wandered
Currently, the traditional gamelan musical instruments has been known to the world and became one of the music that is popular in international circles. In fact, the gamelan has collaborated with various other types of music, such as jazz, fusion, pop, and others.
gemelan traditional musical instruments known to the world since Claude Debussy, a French composer pride, watching performances of gamelan in the Exhibition of the Universe at that time 1889, Debussy was fascinated with the gamelan, and make comparisons, "compared with the gamelan, the music of Palestrina polyphony like child's play, whereas Western music became impressed barbarian. "
At the beginning of the 20th century, Robert Brown brings Balinese musicians to UCLA to teach traditional gamelan instruments. At that time, the country's growing high interest in Asian music.
Raden Jodjana, a Javanese nobleman and artist who was a student in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, presenting traditional musical instruments in the gamelan performances Kunstavond Indies, Indian art night, which was held in The Hague in 1916 At that stage, also attended Queen Wilhelmina and several ministers, as well as the Dutch elite.
Currently, the traditional gamelan instruments already enliven the world music scene. In fact, composers from around the world composed by combining gamelan or incorporate elements of local music. In this process, continued use of tone adjustment, harmony, and other musical components.
Enjoying the Traditional Musical Instruments Gamelan performances in Yogyakarta.
Traditional musical instrument gamelan music is not foreign. Popularity of traditional gamelan instruments already spread to various continents. In fact, had given birth to a new musical blend of jazz-gamelan and produce famous gamelan musicians. Performances of traditional gamelan instruments can be enjoyed anywhere, but Yogyakarta is the most appropriate place to enjoy performances of traditional gamelan musical instruments because here you can enjoy the original version.
Traditional gamelan musical instruments developed in the city of Yogyakarta is Javanese gamelan, gamelan different forms with traditional musical instruments as well as Sundanese Gamelan Bali. Javanese gamelan has a tone that is slow and softer, while the Balinese gamelan are dynamic and Sundanese gamelan lilting character.
Traditional gamelan musical instruments can be seen as a musical Instruction alone or as a dance and performing arts such as wayang kulit and Ketoprak. One of the places to see performances of traditional musical instrument is the gamelan in Yogyakarta in Yogyakarta Palace. Performing traditional gamelan musical instruments was held on Thursday and nature as separate musical performances.
On Saturday, held performances of gamelan musical instruments as accompaniment shadow puppets. Meanwhile, on the day of the show Minggudigelar traditional gamelan musical instruments as accompaniment traditional Javanese dance. This show can be seen in Ward Sri Maganti. To see the old gamelan traditional musical instruments, the visitors can go the other Kraton Ward located at the rear.
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