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Chapter 12 Indonesia
Indonesian Music Terms and Instruments
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Music
Undergraduate 4
05/01/2011

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Gamelan
Definition
orchestra featuring metallophones
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Balungan
Definition
skeletal melody that directs intricate parts of gamelan texture
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Colotomic structure
Definition
cyclic temporal structure marked by pattern of punctuation notes on gongs
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Alus/kasar
Definition
Javanese qualities of refinement/coarseness
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Buka
Definition
short introduction to a gamelan piece in non-pulsatile time
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Lagu
Definition
Ornate melody that implicitly underlies a gamelan piece
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Cengkok
Definition
standard basis for elaborating patterns
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Sledro/pelog
Definition
tuning systems for gamelan music
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Patet
Definition
modal basis of melody
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Ladrang
Definition
32 beat cyclic form
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Irama
Definition
stratified layers of rhythmic density
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Saron
Definition
hammered metallophone with thick rectangular-shaped keys
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Gong Ageng
Definition
largest vertical gong
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