4. In Indonesian, this flag is called "Sang
Saka Merah Putih" (meaning "lofty bicolor
red and white"). The red symbolizes human
blood and the white represents the human
spirit.
6. Indonesia is an archipelago
in Southeast Asia comprising
approximately 17, 500
islands.
7. With over 238 million,
Indonesia is the world’s
fourth most populous
country and is the fourth
biggest nation of the
world.
8. Through interaction with other cultures
such as Indian, Arabic, Chinese and
European, a wide range of musical styles
has been developed. Today, the
contemporary music of Indonesia is
popular not only in the region but also in
the neighboring countries.
9. There are two basic kinds of
Indonesian music scale:
•Slendro – pentatonic scale
•Peloq – heptatonic scale
Both vocal and instrumental music
in Indonesia use slendro or peloq.
10. • Slendro (called Salendro by the Sundanese) is
the older of the two most common scales used
in Indonesian Gamelan scale.
• Pelog is one of the two essential scales of
Gamelan. In Javanese the term is said to be a
variant of the word “pelag” meaning fine or
beautiful. Pelog has seven notes, but many
gamelan ensembles only have keys for five of
the pitches. Even in ensembles that have all
seven notes, many pieces only use a subset of
five notes.
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12.
13. The Gamelan or gamelan orchestra is the
most popular form of music in Indonesia. It
is a generic term for traditional musical
ensembles of Java and Bali which
comprises predominantly of percussive
instruments.
14. The Gamelan Orchestra – is the most
popular form of music in indonesia. The
word gamelan comes from the javanese
word gamel, which means a hammer.
15. Instruments used in gamelan:
• Metallophones
• Kendang and Gongs
• Bamboo Flutes (Suling)
• Bonang
16. A metallophone is any
musical instrument
consisting of tuned metal
bars which are struck to
make sound, usually with
a mallet
17. A metallophone is any
musical instrument
consisting of tuned metal
bars which are struck to
make sound, usually with
a mallet
18. Kendang is a two-
headed drum used by
peoples from Maritime
Southeast Asia.
Kendang is one of the
primary instruments
used in the Gamelan
ensembles of Java and
Bali.
19. Kendang is a two-
headed drum used by
peoples from Maritime
Southeast Asia.
Kendang is one of the
primary instruments
used in the Gamelan
ensembles of Java and
Bali.
20. Gongs are broadly of three types. 'Suspended
gongs are more or less flat, circular discs of metal
suspended vertically by means of a cord passed
through holes near to the top rim. Bossed gongs
have a raised centre boss and are often suspended
and played horizontally. Bowl gongs are bowl-
shaped, and rest on cushions and belong more to
bells than gongs. Gongs are made mainly from
bronze or brass but there are many other alloys in
use.
21. Indonesian gongs are
percussion instruments
that have a unique,
bowl-like appearance,
and a round knob in the
center. They're
commonly used in
traditional gamelan
music ensembles.
22. Indonesian gongs are
percussion instruments
that have a unique,
bowl-like appearance,
and a round knob in the
center. They're
commonly used in
traditional gamelan
music ensembles.
23. Suling or Seruling is an Indonesian
bamboo ring flute. It is used in
gamelan ensembles. Depending
the regional genre, a suling can be
tuned into different scales. Sulings
are made mainly of "tamiang"
bamboo, a long, thin-walled
bamboo tube. The mouthpiece of
the suling is circled with a thin
made of rattan near a small hole.
24. Suling or Seruling is an Indonesian
bamboo ring flute. It is used in
gamelan ensembles. Depending
the regional genre, a suling can be
tuned into different scales. Sulings
are made mainly of "tamiang"
bamboo, a long, thin-walled
bamboo tube. The mouthpiece of
the suling is circled with a thin
made of rattan near a small hole.
25. The bonang is a musical instrument used in the
Javanese gamelan. It is a collection of small gongs
(sometimes called "kettles" or "pots") placed
horizontally onto strings in a wooden frame (rancak),
either one or two rows wide. All of the kettles have a
central boss, but around it the lower-pitched ones have
a flattened head, while the higher ones have an arched
one. They are typically hit with padded sticks (tabuh).
26. The bonang is a musical instrument used in the Javanese
gamelan. It is a collection of small gongs (sometimes called
"kettles" or "pots") placed horizontally onto strings in a
wooden frame (rancak), either one or two rows wide. All of
the kettles have a central boss, but around it the lower-
pitched ones have a flattened head, while the higher ones
have an arched one. They are typically hit with padded
sticks (tabuh).
27. •Polyphonic Stratification kind of melody is
a result of hocket/interlock. •TEMPO is a
very popular Italian term used in music. It
means TIME or the timing of the song, the
flow, or the beat. In Indonesia, tempo is
called IRAMA.
28. The gamelan performs both in an
instrumental role as well as in supportive
role for dance and puppet performance.
Vocal Music is usually important with
gamelan but its role is for ornamentation
purposes only of the gamelan.
