MUSC 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Colotomy, Javanese Dance
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Indonesian music: hinduism, buddhism, and islam in indonesia. Mostly muslim: javanese gamelan (gong) orchestras. Each gamelan has a unique name and you have to treat it with respect. Gamelan music is played in multiples of four: stratified polyphony. Elaboration- high pitched instruments: play more notes in the same time frame. Colotomic (punctuation)- lower pitched instruments: fewer notes in the same space, gongan- long phrase, small changes over time. Multiple cycles going on at the same time. Not only related to music (calendars with 5 days per week, 7 days per week, etc. : when the days meet it is thought of as a coincidence and. Multiple coincidences in the music (colotomic and elaboration is celebrated intersecting: cultural ideal of beauty (social fabric of indonesia) Can achieve iklas by acting in an alus manner: alus- manner of behavior where you control behavior and emotion. Used to refer to children and immature adults.