Gamelan

GAMELAN JAWA
(JAVA MUSIC INSTRUMENT)

Javanese gamelan is a musical ensemble that usually highlight metallophones, xylophone, drums, and gongs. The music is created on Javanese gamelan gong sound comes from the alloy, kenong and other Javanese musical instruments. The music is generally soft and reflects the harmony of life, as life principle adopted by the Java community in general.

Javanese gamelan consist of the following instruments :

Kendang

kendhang

Kendang, kendhang, or drum is an instrument in the gamelan Java that one of its main functions set the rhythm. This Instrument is tuned by hand, without tools.Types of small called kendhang ketipung, kendang/medium called ciblon chebar. There is one more pair of ketipung, kendang drums called bantheng two. Kendang is played on a song or two gendhing involves subtle such as ketawang, gendhing kethuk, and beat two ladrang dadi. It could also be played quickly on the opening song, the rhythm type lancaran ladrang responsibilities. There is one more to wayangan distinctive kendhang i.e. kendhang kosek. Kendang is played mostly by the players of gamelan professionals, a long-time dive in Javanese culture. Kendang mostly in play corresponding instinct pengendang, so that when played by one person with another person it will be different feels.

Bonang

Bonang Barung is one part of a set of Javanese Gamelan, Bonang is divided into two Bonang barung and Bonang's successor. the Bonang barung medium-sized, up to high, beroktaf Central was one of the leaders in the instruments of the ensemble. in particular in the pipilan technique, tone patterns always anticipate MGA to come can lead songs of other instruments. on the kind of gendhing bonang barung plays its opener, gendhing bonang (specify gendhing to be played) and leads the Groove song gendhing. on the financial rewards, bonang barung-does not serve as a guiding songs; He formed patterns intertwine with the bonang panerus song, and on important accent accents can make now bonang (ornament), usually in the sentence endings of songs.

Bonang Penerus

Bonang's successor is Bonang least beroktaf high. On the technique of pipilan, bonang panerus doubled the speed of the bonang barung. Despite anticipation of MGA, bonang panerus no balungan serves as guidance, because of the speed and altitude of the melody.In the financial-reward techniques, working with the bonang barung, bonang panerus plays a song patterns interweave's pledge. How to Play how to play it i.e. Successor Bonang exactly match the Bonang Barung. 

Bonang Successor just stay abreast of where the Groove tracks from Bonang Barung.

Demung

Demung is one of the gamelan instruments including balungan family.

In one set of gamelan usually there are 2 demung, both have versions and slendro slendro. Demung produce tones with the lowest octaves in balungan family, with a larger physical size. Wilahan demung has a relatively thinner but wider than wilahan saron, so that it produces a lower tone. Demung drum usually made of wood, with a shape like a hammer, bigger and heavier than the saron percussion.

There is the usual way menabuhnya appropriate tone, a tone which returns, or alternating between beating demung demung 1 and 2, resulting in a tangle tones that vary but follow a certain pattern. Slow and fast depending on the playing of loud weak command of the drums and the type gendhingnya. On the piece Gangsaran describing the battle for example, demung sounded loud and fast. Gati on the nuances of the piece of military, demung beating slow but hard. When accompanying the song sounded softly. When he was in a state return, then beating fast and hard.

In demung play, right-handed hitting wilahan / sheet metal with a drum, then the left hand punch that knocked wilahan previously to eliminate the hum tone left over from previous beatings. This technique is called memathet (basic words: pathet = push)

Saron

Saron or ricik also called, is one of the gamelan instruments including balungan family.

In one set of gamelan usually have 4 saron, and all have versions and slendro slendro. Sharon produces a tone an octave higher than demung, with a smaller physical size. Saron drum usually made of wood, with a shape like a hammer.

Of left-right; saron panerus, saron barung, and demung, of STSI Surakarta

There is the usual way menabuhnya appropriate tone, a tone which returns, or alternating between beating saron saron 1 and 2. Slow and fast depending on the playing of loud weak command of the drums and the type gendhingnya. On the piece Gangsaran describing the battle for example, ricik sounded loud and fast. Gati on the nuances of the piece of military, ricik beating slow but hard. When accompanying the song sounded softly.

In the play saron, your right hand hitting wilahan / sheet metal with a drum, then the left hand punch that knocked wilahan previously to eliminate the hum tone left over from previous beatings. This technique is called memathet (basic words: pathet = push)

Kenong

Kenong pencon gamelan instruments are elements of the most obese, compared with kempul and that although a large gong-shaped but flat. Kenong is structured in the form pangkon hardwood covered with ropes, so that when struck kenong will not be swayed to the side but can be swayed to the bottom, thus producing sound. Kenong great shape produces a low voice but loud with a distinctive timber (in the Java community caught the ear-rings ning nong, so called kenong). In gamelan, voice kenong fill the sidelines between kempul.

Gong

Gong is a well-known percussion instruments in Southeast Asia and East Asia. Gong is used for traditional musical instruments. Currently there is not much like this gong artisans.

Gong who has forged his tone could not be determined. Gong tones newly formed after rinsing and cleaning. If the tone is still not appropriate, so that a layer of bronze gong to be scraped thinner. In South Korea also called Kkwaenggwari. But kkwaenggwari made ​​of brass colored metal is played in a way supported by the five fingers and played with a stick to hit short. How to hold kkwaenggwari using five fingers has yet another special purpose, because one finger (index finger) can be used to dampen vibrations and reduce the gong tinkling sound volume produced.read more..