MUSICOL 139 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Indonesian Language, Kempul, Kendang
21 Oct 2018
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Drums(kendang) - leader of the group; controls tempo, dynamics, and transitions. Gives verbal cues to the soundtrack of the shadow puppet play. Laras - tuning; each gamelan has its own tuning (not universal) Modes - there are two major modes. Java is the largest island - jakarta = capital. 260. 60 million people - 4th most populated country in the world. Ethnic groups: javanese 40%, sudanese 15%, balinese 1. 7% Languages: bahasa indonesia (official language), english, dutch, local dialects. Gamelan became popular bc when the dutch were in indonesia radios were super popular. They needed to play something, so they played gamelan. Ensemble of gongs, drums, string instruments, flutes, and singers.
