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35 Cards in this Set
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angkulung
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Angklung is a musical instrument made out of two bamboo tubes attached to a bamboo frame. The tubes are carved so that they have a resonant pitch when struck. The two tubes are tuned to octaves.
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atma
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- refers to a self
- Occasionally the terms "soul"is also used |
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Bahasa
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language of Bali
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banjar
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-neighborhood organization responsible fore organizing the ngaben
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cengceng
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-instr in marching gamelan band
- cymbals - example of Indonesian instrument(s) |
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Gamelan Gong Kebyar
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music most closely associated with the cremation ceremony
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Kecak
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-Balinese dance drama
-uses voices as instruments |
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Hindu Hhirta
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-predominant Balinese religion
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Triloka
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three levels of the universe in Balinese culture
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ombak
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-paired tuning effect of the gangsa
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gong ageng
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-instrum in gamelan beleganjur
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kendang
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-instrum in gamelan beleganjur
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templi
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-instrum in gamelan beleganjur
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wayeng kulit
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-shadow puppet theatre
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topeng
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-performance theatre
often comical |
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Unity in Diversity
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-phrase that captures the concept of communal interdependance in Balinese music
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Claude Debussy
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-one of the western composers influenced by Balinese music
-first heard Balinese gamelan in 1889 at Paris World Fair |
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Temple of Dead
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-destination of the gamelan beleganjur
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bhuyahs (?) and lokaks
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evil spirits (that precautions are taken against)
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Cross roads
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-place where evil spirits gather, necessary to increase precautions
-accompanying gamelan reaches dramatic climax (malpal) |
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cremation tower
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-the body of the deceased lies in this portable structure
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malpal
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-the dramtic event, where the gamelan beleganjur reaches crossroads.
-louder and with faster rhythms to ward off evil spirits |
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gamelan
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-Word means “orchestra” or “ensemble” “to handle.”
-Bronze gongs, metallophones, drums, end-blown bamboo flutes. -Related turning systems, scales, modes. -Multipart texture; higher instruments play faster. -Slower core melody embellished by faster melodies on other instruments. -Associated with dance, dance-drama, shadow puppetry. -Basis in Hindu beliefs (reflected in music). |
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gamelan beleganjur
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-“Gamelan of walking warriors.”
-Processional ensemble, walk or march. -Historically, warfare, battles with evil spirits, rituals for the dead. -Modern, musical contests, cremations. - Two types are traditional and Kreasi. -Consists of multiple gongs, drums, and cymbals. |
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Gunung Agung
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-The agung is a large, heavy, wide-rimmed gong shaped like a kettle gong.
-Each gong of the agung produces a bass sound in the kulintang orchestra Java: Island in Indonesia. -Colonized by Dutch, became ind in 1949. - Languages, Bahasa Indonesia. |
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Javanese Court Gamelan
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-Expansive, majestic. is a recording of the gamelan of the Paku Alaman court in Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia. -The gamelan in the recording is an heirloom gamelan, made in 1755 for Paku Alam I.
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Kilitan Telu
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Pattern of Ceng ceng (symbols).Communal interdependence
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paired tuning
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-The tuning of the pitches of the “male” and “female” instruments of a Balinese gamelan to slightly different frequencies
- striking the “same” pitch simultaneously on a male-female pair creates ombak - female instruments of each pair are tuned lower than their male counterparts. |
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reyong
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Four small, hand-held gongs played in interlocking style
-main function is to elaborate the music's core melody |
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gong cycle
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Gilak, eight beat used in beleganjur and other Balinese music traditions.
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gangsa
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type of metallaphone
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lomba beleganjur
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gamelan beleganjur contest
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Colin MsPhee
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enthnomusicologist who focased on Bali
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ngaben
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cremation ceremony
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kreasi beleganjur
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music for contest (lomba Beleganjur)
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