There are _________ of different musical styles in Indonesia

There are hundreds of different musical styles in Indonesia

There are hundreds of different musical styles in Indonesia

One of the most popular is called

_________

There are hundreds of different musical styles in Indonesia

One of the most popular is called

Gamelan

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Typical Gamelan Instruments

The most common styles of

Gamelan come from

J____

and

B____

(Islands of Indonesia)

The most common styles of

Gamelan come from

Java

and

B____

(Islands of Indonesia)

The most common styles of

Gamelan come from

Java

and

Bali

(Islands of Indonesia)

The Word Gamelan means

“to ____ or _____”

The Word Gamelan means

“to Hit or _____”

The Word Gamelan means

“to Hit or Strike”

Gamelan often accompanies

traditional puppet theatre in

Indonesia called

W________

Gamelan often accompanies

traditional puppet theatre in

Indonesia called

Wayang

Each set of Gamelan is restricted

to playing within

_____

Scale

Each set of Gamelan is restricted

to playing within

One

Scale

One common five-note scale in

Gamelan is called

__________

One common five-note scale in

Gamelan is called

sléndro

One common five-note scale in

Gamelan is called

sléndro

Westerners might relate this to a __________ scale

One common five note scale in

Gamelan is called

sléndro

Westerners might relate this to a Pentatonic scale

One common seven-note scale in

Gamelan is called

Pelog

One common seven-note scale in

Gamelan is called

Pelog(Click to listen)

Main melody instruments in the

Gamelan are called the

B________

Main melody instruments in the

Gamelan are called the

Balungan

Bronze Metallophones

S_____

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Bronze Metallophones

Saron

Image: Giovanni Sciarrino

Bronze Metallophones

S_________

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Bronze Metallophones

Slenthem

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Large Vertically Hung Gongs

G___ A____

Large Vertically Hung Gongs

Gong Ageng

Large vertically hung gongs

Gong Ageng

and

K_____

Large vertically hung gongs

Gong Ageng

and

Kempul

KempulGong Ageng

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Collection of small gongs

mounted on a frame

________

Collection of small gongs

mounted on a frame

Bonang

Multi-octave metallophone

______

Multi-octave metallophone

Gendèr

(pron. Gen-DARE)

Multi-headed drums

________

Multi-headed drums

Kendhang

Gamelan music is often

__________

or

_______

Gamelan music is often

Repetitive

or

_______

Gamelan music is often

Repetitive

or

Cyclic

Famous composer

Claude _______

was influenced by the

gamelan in the 1880s

Famous composer

Claude Debussy

was influenced by the

gamelan in the 1880s

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