Gamelan
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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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gamelan gong kebyar
this entity surface form:
Sundanese gamelan
subject surface form:
Merak dance
this entity surface form:
gamelan
this entity surface form:
Javanese gamelan music
this entity surface form:
Balinese gamelan
this entity surface form:
gendang beleq
this entity surface form:
Javanese court gamelan
this entity surface form:
Balinese gamelan
this entity surface form:
Surakarta gamelan style
this entity surface form:
Javanese gamelan music
this entity surface form:
Javanese gamelan music
subject surface form:
Central Java
this entity surface form:
gamelan degung
this entity surface form:
Cirebon gamelan
this entity surface form:
gamelan degung
this entity surface form:
Gamelan Banjar
this entity surface form:
gamelan Lampung
this entity surface form:
gamelan orchestra