Transcript Gamelan Music - Abbey College Music

Gamelan Music
Today you will:
• Learn where Gamelan music originates
from.
• Learn about the different styles of
Gamelan.
• Learn the instruments used in Gamelan,
and
• Perform a class Gamelan
Gamelan Music
• Originates from Indonesia in South East Asia
• Most Gamelan music is heard in Java or Bali
Bali
Java
Styles of Gamelan Music
• There are two different styles of Gamelan
music.
• Javanese Gamelan tends to be softer,
quiet and dreamy.
• Balinese Gamelan is often loud and
dramatic.
Gamelan - Musical Instruments
Javanese drum (Keep tempo)
(Kendhang)
Metalaphones (melody and Harmony)
(Saron and Penrus)
Javanese gongs (Mark rhythm)
(Kempul)
Gong chime (decoration)
(Bonag and Kenog
Layout of a Gamelan group
Gamelan - Musical Instruments
The two types of Scale
• Slendro - a 5 note Gamelan Scale.
– Gamelan notes don’t match the notes we use.
– The 5 notes are spread out evenly.
e.g. C E G B D
The two types of Scale
• Pelog - a 7 note Gamelan scale.
– Gamelan music only uses 5 notes of the pelog
scale.
– Different Gamelans are tuned to different scales.
– So the music sounds different depending on
which Gamelan is used.
Layout of a Gamelan group
Performing Gamelan Music
• Gamelan music is built up in layers.
• This makes heterophony
• There are two scales used in Gamelan
music.
Structure of a Gamelan composition
1
3
4
5
6
C
E G
B
D
G
Branches – main melodies C
Metallophones such as
B
Saron, penrus
and drums such as the
kendhang
G
G
C
E
B
E
Flowers – trills and other
decoration
Gong chimes such as
Gender, bonag, kenog
Trunk – deeper, lower
sounds
Gongs such as Gong
ageng, kempul.
C
C
2
G
7
8
B E
Self Assessment
TASK
•Look at the element below and tick those that you have present in your performance.
•This will help you decide what level you are performing at.
•You MUST be able to tick all the boxes in a row before moving on to the next level up.
Level 3
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Level 4
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Level 5
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Level 6
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I know the country
Gamelan comes from
and what special event
it is used for
I know that the
instruments are
considered a sacred
connection to their
God
I understand that Gamelan
music is built up in layers using
different rhythms on one
pattern of notes
I can play my part
accurately and I know
which layer (part) I am
playing
In our group we have a
2 part Gamelan piece
which uses the minim
and crotchet layering
of rhythms
In our group we have a 3 part
Gamelan piece which uses the
minim/crotchet/quaver layering
of rhythms
We have a 4 part
Gamelan piece which
includes a percussion
rhythm line
I can play my line
Our group can play all the parts
accurately, staying in
together and in time with each
time with the beat and other
my group
We can repeat/loop
our composition to
make it longer,
changing it the 2nd
time.
Our group has
developed the
percussion part to
include different
rhythms and sounds
I can name the type of Gamelan
we are using and which Island it
comes from