Gamelan is the traditional orchestra of Java and Bali in Indonesia. It consists of metallophones, xylophones, gongs, drums and cymbals which are all tuned to a specific scale. In Java, gamelan music was traditionally performed for nobility in courts and temples and helped define cultural identity. It is played during rituals and ceremonies and features a mellow sound produced by padded mallets. Key instruments include bonang gongs, saron metallophones, gender xylophones and various tuned gongs.

1. MUSIC 8
SOUTHEASTH ASIAN MUSIC

2. Introduction
How is the music
culture influenced
by the community,
by the
government, or by
the experts?

3. Indonesian
Gamelan
•Gamelan is the
indigenous orchestra type
of the Java and Bali in
Indonesia. It Consist of
several gongs and
various sets of tuned
metal instruments that are
stuck with mallets.

5. Javanese
Gamelan

6. Javanese
Gamelan
• In Java, the introduction of
Islam created a tripartite
society divided into
abangan (peasantry), santri
(Islamic, usually merchant),
and prijaji (nobility and
culture ilite). The court
musician composed and
performed for the nobility,
which then defined cultural
identity.

7. Javanese
Gamelan
•Javanese gamelan is often
performed during sacred
rituals and ceremonies. It is
the best suited for temples
and palaces because of its
gentle and refined nature.
There is a preference for a
mellow sound, produced by
thickly-padded hammers

8. Parts of
Javanese
Gamelan

9. BONANG

10. Bonang
1. These are knobbed
gongs placed in
ropes that are
attached to a
wooden frame.
These horizontal
gongs are played
with two padded
sticks.

11. Saron
Panerus
2. Saron panerus (also
called saron peking),
saron barung, and
Saron demung. A saron
is a bronze
metallaphone placed
over a box resonator. It
is played with a mallet
called tabuh.

12. Saron Panerus

13. Slenthem
3. An instrument
made of thin bronze
keys of fine alloy that
plays the melody of
another line. It is
played using only one
stick.

14. Slenthem

15. Gender
4. In some types of gamelan,
two gender are used: the
gender panerus and the
gender barung. Both are thin
metal bar instruments that are
suspended over tube
resonators. They played
elaboration of the main
melody. They played by
striking the bronze keys with
padded sticks.

17. Gong
Ageng,
Gong
suwuk, and
Kempul
5. These are hanging
gongs that play
divisions of line and
sections.

19. Kenong
6. These are horizontal
gongs. They are
punctuating
instruments which are
played by striking the
gongs with padded
sticks.