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30 Cards in this Set
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BALI: What is an idiophone?
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When you strike the body of an instrument causing it to vibrate.
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BALI: What is a membranophone?
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Uses the stretched membrane (any kind of drum)
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BALI: Bali itself has many different styles:
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Bronze, metal, and bamboo
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BALI: Musical features common to most gamelan music:
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Cyclic structures, Core melody with elabortations, interlocking rhythms, and stratified layers of rhythm.
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BALI: Cyclic structures are:
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gong cycles
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BALI: Interlocking rhythms are:
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kilitan telu
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BALI: Stratified layers of rhythm are:
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Lower instruments play slower, higher play faster.
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BALI: Gilak Gong cycle consists of what Beleganjur instruments?
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Kempli, Gong Ageng, Kempur, and Bende
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BALI: The Beleganjur instrument Kempli does what?
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Keeps the steady beat
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BALI: The Beleganjur instrument Gong Ageng does what?
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largest and lowest, in a pair (female: lower, male: higher)
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BALI: The Beleganjur instrument in the Gilak Gong Cycle, Kempur is?
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Medium size
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BALI: The Beleganjur instrument in the Gilak Gong Cycle, Bende is?
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Smallest
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BALI: The Beleganjur instrument that is the core melody is the:
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Ponggang
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BALI: The Beleganjur instrument that is the melodic elaboration is theL
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Reyong
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BALI: The Beleganjur instrument that is the 8 pairs of cymbals is the:
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Ceng Ceng
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BALI: The Beleganjur instrument that are the drums are called:
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Kendang (in a pair, male and female)
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Triloka means?
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Three worlds
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The three worlds consists of:
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Upper- Gods & Ancestors
Middle- Earth (us) Lower- Evil Spirits (includes under water) |
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Cremation is an important religious ritual for Hindus because...
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it frees the soul to either ascend to the Upper world, or be reincarnated.
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What is cremation procession:
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body is placed in a special tower and moved from family home to site
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BALI: What is Kreasi Beleganjur?
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New creation
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BALI: Features of Kreasi Beleganjur?
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Compositional originality, ensemble virtuosity (not individual, but ensemble), "Gerak" group showmanship/choreography, and varied textures
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BALI: Traditional elements of Beleganjur that must be maintained in Kreasi pieces:
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Only traditional instruments, signature elements (gong cycle, core melody, kilitan telum etc.), and music must still project a "heroic" character.
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BALI: The term "gamelan" refers to:
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the musical style, and also a group of instruments
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BALI: Balinese gamelan music uses two scales called:
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Slendro (5 notes) and Pelog (7 notes)
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BALI: Kebyar means:
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flash or lightning, refers to sudden shifts in dynamics and tempo
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BALI: Gangsa is an instrument used in the piece Gamelan Gong Kebyar "Jaya Semara" that is:
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a small keyed bronze instrument
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BALI: Suling is an instrument used in the piece Gamelan Gong Kebyar "Jaya Semara" that is:
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a type of flute
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Kecak is aka:
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The Monkey Chant
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The Monkey Chant aka Kecak is:
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a ritual performance based on a tale from the Ramayana, a Hindu holy scripture
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