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Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Gamelan instruments. This is a list of gamelan varieties. Javanese gamelan varieties
"Gamelan instruments" is technically redundant since, "The name 'gamelan' actually refers only to the instruments themselves...Javanese have a separate word for the art of playing gamelan instruments..." Lindsay, Jennifer (1992). Javanese Gamelan, p.10. ISBN 0-19-588582-1.
But also, by playing the gamelan there is a meaning that describes the system of deliberation and consensus in the midst of society, through each gamelan musical instrument. Gamelan symbolizes the spirit of cohesiveness and mutual cooperation, together, and in line. So that it gives birth to a harmonious tone in social life.
Catskill Mountain Gamelan consists of two community ensembles directed by Dr. Dorcinda Knauth. Sekar Mawar (the Rose Blossom gamelan) is a degung gamelan built in 2012 by the Bandung builder, Asep Ahum. It is named after the rose, the state flower of New York, and for its red and gold coloring.
A gamelan is a musical ensemble from Indonesia, typically from the islands of Bali or Java. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
Gong Ageng in Javanese Gamelan ensemble Two gong sets; pélog scale set and sléndro scale set. Smaller kempul gongs are suspended between gong ageng (largest, right-side) and its gong suwukan (left, facing rearward). The gong ageng (or gong gedhe in Ngoko Javanese, means large gong) is an Indonesian musical instrument used in the Javanese gamelan.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Gamelan instruments (3 C, 21 P, 1 F) Pages in category "Indonesian musical instruments"
The name "siter" comes from the Dutch word "citer", which corresponds to the English word "zither". "Celempung" is related to the Sundanese musical form celempungan. The strings of the siter are played with the thumbnails, while the fingers are used to dampen the strings when the next one is hit, as is typical with instruments in the gamelan.