Gamelan

E22002

Indonesian culture musical ensemble traditional music

Gamelan is a traditional Indonesian ensemble music form, primarily from Java and Bali, featuring tuned percussion instruments such as metallophones, gongs, and drums played in intricate, interlocking patterns.

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All labels observed (20)

Label	Occurrences
Balinese gamelan	4
Gamelan canonical	3
Javanese gamelan music	3
Sundanese gamelan	2
gamelan degung	2
Cirebon gamelan	1
Gamelan Banjar	1
Gamelan degung	1
Gamelan gong kebyar	1
Gamelan pelog	1
Gamelan salendro	1
Gamelan wayang	1
Javanese court gamelan	1
Javanese gamelan	1
Surakarta gamelan style	1
gamelan	1
gamelan Lampung	1
gamelan family of instruments	1
gamelan orchestra	1
gendang beleq	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indonesian culture ⓘ musical ensemble ⓘ traditional music ⓘ
associatedWithRegion	Bali ⓘ Java ⓘ
characteristicFeature	colotomic structure ⓘ cyclical form ⓘ heterophonic texture ⓘ interlocking patterns ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Indonesia ⓘ
culturalContext	court music ⓘ dance accompaniment ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ theatrical performances ⓘ Wayang ⓘ surface form: wayang kulit
hasStyle	Gamelan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Balinese gamelan Gamelan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gamelan degung Gamelan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gamelan gong kebyar Gamelan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gamelan pelog Gamelan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gamelan salendro Gamelan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gamelan wayang Gamelan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Javanese gamelan Gamelan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sundanese gamelan
influenced	Claude Debussy ⓘ John Cage ⓘ Lou Harrison ⓘ minimalist music ⓘ
materialOfInstruments	bamboo ⓘ bronze ⓘ iron ⓘ wood ⓘ
notableLocation	Bali ⓘ Java ⓘ surface form: Central Java Surakarta ⓘ Yogyakarta ⓘ
performedBy	gamelan ensemble ⓘ
primaryPerformancePractice	group performance ⓘ
recognizedAs	intangible cultural heritage in Indonesia ⓘ
typicalEnsembleSize	large ensemble ⓘ
typicalLeader	drummer ⓘ
typicalTempoControl	kendang player ⓘ
usesInstrument	bonang ⓘ celempung ⓘ drum ⓘ gambang ⓘ gender ⓘ gong ⓘ gong ageng ⓘ kendang ⓘ kenong ⓘ kethuk ⓘ metallophone ⓘ rebab ⓘ saron ⓘ slenthem ⓘ suling ⓘ vocalists ⓘ
usesScale	pelog ⓘ slendro ⓘ