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Gamelan degung is a form of Sundanese musical ensemble that uses a subset of modified gamelan instruments with a particular mode of degung scale. The instruments are manufactured under local conditions in towns in West Java such as Bogor and Bandung . [ 1 ]
Sundanese gamelan is also called Degung. The word Degung is said to have originated from the word "Ratu-agung" or "Tumenggung", because at that time Gamelan Degung was very popular with the officials. There are three types of Sundanese gamelan, including: Gamelan salendro is usually used to accompany wayang performances, dances, and cliningan.
3 Sundanese gamelan varieties. 4 See also. 5 References. Toggle the table of contents. List of gamelan varieties. ... Gamelan Kodok Ngorek; Gamelan Munggang; Gamelan ...
Sundanese culture, language and music are quite distinct from those of the Javanese people of Central and East Java - although of course there are also elements in common. In Sunda there is a bewildering diversity of musical genres , musical composition and tuning systems are recognizably different.
The kendang is one of the primary instruments used in the gamelan ensembles of Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese music. It is also used in various Kulintang ensembles in Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. It is constructed in a variety of ways by different ethnic groups.
In the religious ceremonies that contain gamelan, these interference beats are meant to give the listener a feeling of a god's presence or a stepping stone to a meditative state. Sundanese gamelan has its own pélog tuning. Both Javanese-like pélog and Sundanese pélog (degung) coexist in Sundanese music. Javanese-like pélog has the 2nd note ...
West Javanese (Sundanese) gamelan at UCSC Instruments include Sundanese slendro gamelan Galuh Pakuan, Sundanese gamelan degung Nyi Arum Bandung: Traditional, wayang golek [3] [8] Tujunga: Gamelan Merdu Kumala (Beautiful Sound) Balinese Gong Kebyar, Gambuh, Kecak, Baleganjur, Gender Wayang: A community-based ensemble founded by Hirotaka Inuzuka ...
Sundanese suling performer, member of the Gamelan group SambaSunda. To play the suling, performers blow into a gap between the rattan band and the bamboo tube at one end of the instrument. There are two factors that affect a fine suling's tone: Fingering position. Speed of the airflow blown by the mouth.