saron
E508597
The saron is a key metallophone instrument in Javanese and Balinese gamelan ensembles, featuring bronze bars struck with a mallet to produce the core melodic line.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
idiophone
ⓘ
metallophone ⓘ musical instrument ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Central Java
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Surakarta gamelan tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Yogyakarta gamelan tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily | percussion instruments ⓘ |
| classificationSystem | Hornbostel-Sachs 111.222 ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Balinese music
ⓘ
Indonesian traditional music ⓘ Javanese music ⓘ |
| hasComponent | bronze bars ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
balungan melody
ⓘ
core melodic line ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | bronze ⓘ |
| hasPlayingPosition | seated player ⓘ |
| hasRange | one octave (typical) ⓘ |
| hasTuningSystem |
pelog
ⓘ
slendro ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
saron barung
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
saron demung ⓘ saron penerus ⓘ |
| isPlaced | horizontally on wooden frame ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
Indonesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Java NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedWith | mallet ⓘ |
| requiresTechnique | damping with hand ⓘ |
| roleInEnsemble | melodic ⓘ |
| soundProducedBy | struck bars ⓘ |
| soundProductionMethod | struck idiophone ⓘ |
| typicalEnsemble |
court gamelan
ⓘ
village gamelan ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Balinese gamelan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Javanese gamelan ⓘ |
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