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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 ]
The word gamelan comes from the Javanese word gamel (ꦒꦩꦼꦭ꧀), which refers to playing of percussion instruments or the act of striking with a mallet, and the noun-forming suffix an. [9] [5] [10] The gamelan in the Sundanese is Degung (Degung), the word Degung apparently is an old Sundanese term, which refers to gongs and Gong ensembles.
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.
3 Sundanese gamelan varieties. 4 See also. 5 References. Toggle the table of contents. List of gamelan varieties. ... Gamelan Kodok Ngorek; Gamelan Munggang; Gamelan ...
A member of the Sundanese Gamelan quintet Samba-Sunda, a family playing Sundanese drums (Kendang Sunda). Kendang of Bali , note the equal size of both sides. The drum in this picture is exceptional - usually Balinese kendang s are conical (actually hour-glass formed on the inside).
Jaipongan, also known as jaipong, is a musical performance genre of the Sundanese people in the Sundanese language of West Java, Indonesia. Jaipongan includes revived indigenous arts, like gamelan, but it also did not ignore Western music completely despite the ban on rock and roll.
The Sundanese Degung gamelan performance in Museo Nacional de las Culturas Mexico, Indra Swara group. In the Central Java, gamelan is intricate and meticulously laid out. The central melody is played on a metallophone in the centre of the orchestra, while the front elaboration and ornamentation on the melody, and, at the back, the gongs slowly ...
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.