Music of Indonesia - Gamelan Ensemble
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This document provides an overview of Gamelan music, a traditional Indonesian ensemble. It describes various instruments within the ensemble, such as the kendhang, kenong, and kempul. The document also comments on their construction and the sounds they produce.
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Reviewer: Music of Indonesia -- Gamelan Ensemble The kendhang is a traditional two-headed drum used in Gamelan music. The kenong is a set of large, horizontally arranged gongs. The kempul is a smaller gong, typically arranged in a row. Gamelan music is a traditional ensemble music from Indonesia...
Reviewer: Music of Indonesia -- Gamelan Ensemble The kendhang is a traditional two-headed drum used in Gamelan music. The kenong is a set of large, horizontally arranged gongs. The kempul is a smaller gong, typically arranged in a row. Gamelan music is a traditional ensemble music from Indonesia, prominently played on the islands of Java and Bali. The gong is a large, flat, circular metal percussion instrument. The gender is a metallophone, a type of idiophone (an instrument that produces sound by vibrating solid material). It consists of metal bars that are struck with mallets to create a resonating sound. The gambang Is an idiophone that resembles a xylophone.. The bonang consists of a set of small gongs suspended in a wooden frame. The gong ageng is the largest and deepest-sounding gong in the Gamelan ensemble. Like the gender, the saron is a metallophone, but it is different in its construction and sound. It has thick, heavy metal bars and is struck with a mallet. The bars are arranged on a wooden frame.
