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Chapter Five: Sundanese Gamelan Salendro

Chapter Five: Sundanese Gamelan Salendro. Sundanese (West Java). Second-largest ethnic group Language and culture: Sundanese 15th Century: Pajajaran vanquished by C. Javanese Majapahit. Sundanese (West Java) (cont.). Aristocrats imitate Central Javanese court life

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Chapter Five: Sundanese Gamelan Salendro

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  1. Chapter Five: Sundanese Gamelan Salendro

  2. Sundanese (West Java) • Second-largest ethnic group • Language and culture: Sundanese • 15th Century: Pajajaran vanquished by C. Javanese Majapahit

  3. Sundanese (West Java) (cont.) • Aristocrats imitate Central Javanese court life • Villagers imitate aristocrats • Regional styles; center is Bandung

  4. Sundanese Genres • Primary gamelan types • gamelan salendro • small version of Central Javanese gamelan • listening music, dance and theatre accompaniment • degung • Sundanese (formerly) aristocratic ensemble

  5. Sundanese Genres (cont.) • Others • tembang Sunda (sung poetry)

  6. Sinyur (gamelan salendro) • sawilet (one wilet) vs. opat wilet (four wilet) • same pillar pitches • in opat wilet • more time between pillar pitches • vocalists sing in sorog

  7. Sinyur (gamelan salendro) (cont.) • dance vs kliningan • in sawilet section • drummer follows movements of dancing puppet • tempo varies according to puppet's movements • in opat wilet section • drummer is quiet, focus on vocalists • tempo is steady

  8. Summary • Gamelan salendro accompanies: • Dance • Wayang • Kliningan (singing with gamelan accompanimen

  9. Summary (cont.) • Layers of • History • Instrumental functions (cycle / melody / elaboration / drumming) • Musical scales/modes • salendro plus sorog

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