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Details Title: Survey of World Music Exam 3 Description: Indonesia Total Flash Cards: 39 Created: 11/13/2006 13:28:18	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term wayang kulit Definition the most renowned art of Java and Bali; a shadow puppet show; all-night epic that recounts the never-ending battles of the forces of light and dark, good and evil. Term gamelan Definition an orchestra of mainly bronze instruments; set to accompany the wayang kulit; Term pelog Definition a tuning system of seven pitches per octave with some adjacent intervals significantly larger than others Term slendro Definition tuning system of five pitches per octave with the adjacent intervals close to the same size Term alus Definition a javanese word that means "a characteristic; refined"; it is reflected in the heroes of their dramas Term kasar Definition javanese word translated "coarse"; the counterbalancing side of the alus Term buka Definition the short introduction to the gamelan; leads the listener into the world of the gamelan and the mode and character specific to the piece Term saron Definition thick-keyed metallaphone with a box resonator played with a single hard wooden or horn mallet in the right hand; constructed in three different sizes, each playing an octave apart; three sizes: demung, barung, panerus Term slentem Definition the bass member of the gendér family; played with a large padded mallet Term gendér Definition family of thin-keyed metallaphones with tube resonators. mallets with disc shaped heads covered in felt strike the instrument with a soft mellow tone; mallet is held in each hand and keys are damped with the palms or sides of hands. Term bonang Definition horizontal branze kettle-gong instruments;2 or 3 sets tuned to a different octave; players hold mallet in each hand, the mallets softened with cord wrapped around the end. Term rebab Definition two-string spike fiddle; played by the melodic leader o the orchestra; leads the melodic instruments of the javanese gamelan Term gambang Definition a wooden xylophone with a box resonator; played in parallel octaves with two flexible mallets, their disc-shaped ends wrapped in felt, the gambang has a soft and delicate sound Term celempung Definition large zither plucked with fingernails; ornate carving and feet of the instrument were influenced by European furniture of the colonial period Term suling Definition end-blown bamboo duct flute Term kenong Definition set of large horizontal kettle-gongs; tall sloping faces Term kempul Definition small hanging gongs Term gong ageng Definition largest vertical gong; also known simply as gong; end the meterical cycle of gamelan music Term kendang Definition two double-headed; smaller drum is called ketipung, larger one is called kendang gending Term lagu Definition the central and more ornate melody in a javanese gamelan; it is never heard, and exists only in the minds of the players Term balungan Definition the core melody played by the saron metallaphones that often dominate the javanese gamelan compositions; it forms a middle ground between the slowly sounding gongs and the faster melodic instruments Term kembangan Definition literally the "flowering" of the music; guided by the same mode, contour, and the other melodic forces that form the rest of the music; the heart of the javanese gamelan performance Term cengkok Definition certain known patterns in the javanese gamelan that ultimately coincide with the balungan at the ends of phrases Term patet Definition often translated as "mode" but includes a heirarchy of stressed and unstressed tones and characteristic motives Term colotamic structure Definition the pattern of regular punctuation of the composition by certain gong strokes Term gongan Definition the large phrase defined by the duration between successive gong notes Term rhythmic density Definition the amount of notes that are played per beat Term irama Definition relationships between the rhythmic densities of various instruments to the beat Term kepatihan Definition cipher notation in which numbers represent pitches Term kebyar Definition style of balinese gamelan; large ensemble not only plays for the dance after which it is named, but also accompanies other dances, ceremonial and occasional music, and unaccompanied instrumental performances; literally means "to flare up like the lighting of a match"; explosive, non-pulsitile introductions Term ugal Definition lead metallaphone player in a balinese gamelan Term pokok Definition slow-moving, core melody of a balinese gamelan; played by softer single instruments Term gangsa Definition collectively, the metallapones that play fast figuration in a balinese gamelan Term topeng Definition traditional dance that is found commonly in the repertoire of a gamelan gong kebyar; solo dancer represents the character depicted in the mask Term tabuh Definition short repeated melodies that are part of the topeng Term angsel Definition movement made by the dancer in a topeng that cues the drummer who then cues the rest of the gamelan Term kecak Definition one of bali's most famous forms of music; no instruments; shouts, chants and songs of bare-chested men, they become the gamelan. Term kotekan Definition most dazzling technique of the kebyar style; type of figuration where the players of the metallaphones divide into two parts which consist of fast, complex syncopations, which form a very fast composite melody that interlocks the two parts Term barong Definition most famous dance in Bali; about a mythical dragon-like animal that is the holy protector of a village; two men dress up in an elaborate costume