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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.
The ensemble has developed since then into a full symphonic orchestra with 70 musicians, a 63-member Twilite Chorus, and a repertoire that ranges from Beethoven to The Beatles. [29] The orchestra has played a role in promoting Indonesian music, especially in the preservation of national songs by Indonesian composers and traditional songs.
Wayang kulit performance by the famous Indonesian dalang (puppet master) Manteb Soedharsono, with the story "Gathutkaca Winisuda", in Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Indonesia, on 31 July 2010. Wayang (Javanese: ꦮꦪꦁ, romanized: wayang) is a traditional form of puppet theatre play originating from the Indonesian island of Java.
A Gamelan Ensemble was played to accompany the inauguration of the Prince of the late Paku Alam VII at Pakualaman Palace, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, before 1949 A Dalang (puppeteer), Sindhen (singer) and Wiyaga (gamelan musicians) with a Javanese gamelan at Keraton Yogyakarta , the sultan's palace in Yogyakarta c. 1885
On November 18, 2010, UNESCO officially recognized the Indonesian angklung as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. [5] Single pitch angklung, for use in orchestras. Gamelan Sunda, a multi-timbre ensemble consisting of metallophones, xylophones, flutes, gongs, voices, as well as bowed and plucked strings.
Gendang beleq is a dance and music performance from Lombok island, Indonesia. [1] It is a popular performance among the native Sasak people.. The name gendang beleq is a Sasak language term, which means "big drum (big gendang)", [2] as the performance is about a group of musicians playing, dancing and marching with their traditional instruments, centered on two big drum (gendang) players.
Music of Minang is a traditional and contemporary ethnic variety of Indonesian music that grows and develops in the Minangkabau culture. [1] [2] [3] Music is generally played by musical instruments such as talempong, saluang, Minang rabab, serunai, rebana, aguang (), gandang, gambus, and violin.
Gong-chime performance is characterized by such features as the use of an ensemble dominated by idiophones, metallophones, and knobbed gongs. It is a stratified polyphony, with lower-pitch instruments playing parts of lesser density and all parts are structured monotonically around time cycles This can be found in traditional Indonesian gamelan.