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The gamelan study group at Wesleyan has been in existence since the late 1960s. The class focuses on direct, hand-on experience of performing Central Javanese gamelan, augmented by occasional discussions and showing documentary films.
Gamelan music of all kinds, in Indonesia and around the world, is supported and documented by the American Gamelan Institute, an organization devoted to publishing, recording, distributing, and making available information on all aspects of Indonesian performing arts and their international counterparts. AGI was founded in 1981 to support all those involved in the many traditions of gamelan, and to gather and share information in many forms.
Gamelan Dharma Swara is an ensemble of Arts Indonesia Inc., a private, not-for-profit organization registered as a 501(c)(3) entity with the State of New York. Through performance and education, Dharma Swara brings Balinese gamelan to the widest audience and participant base possible, endeavoring to perform with spirit, dedication, and gratitude.
Since 1993, Eastman Gamelan has provided students and members of the Rochester community the privilege to learn music from two very different Balinese gamelan ensembles: Gamelan Lila Muni (Heavenly Sound) and Gamelan Sanjiwani (Life Force). Gamelan Lila Muni is an ancient four-tone gamelan angklung which traditionally performs music for rituals and ceremonies. Gamelan Sangi Wani, of the five-tone gamelan gong kebyar, is an ensemble developed in the 20th century associated with youthful exuberance and characterized by explosive changes in tempo and dynamics.
Heni Savitri began to study sindhènan (Javanese singing with gamelan) in 2002. In 2003 she won the competition for best singer in her native district of Wonogiri, Central Java. She entered the Performing Arts Conservatory in Surakarta in 2004 and began representing the institution in competitions the following year, as well as performing in shadow plays.
Gain an introduction to the basic performance practices of Malang regency in the cultural region of east Java, Indonesia. Student learn basic techniques and practices common to gamelan ensembles, which are largely comprised of gongs and keyed percussion instruments. No prior study required.
Use of the gamelan is only available by appointment. If you are interested in learning more about the Nyai Oyer Gamelan or would like to schedule an group educational event with it (for any age), contact Marcia Yost, director of the arts: engagement & outreach (email my...@goshen.edu or call 574-535-7793).
Prospective students are tested for ability to match pitch and rhythm in the first class meeting. This ensemble is open to students only; however, Gamelan Sari Raras (see below) accepts both students and community members with intermediate to advanced experience in Javanese gamelan performance. For further information, please contact Midiyanto (midi...@berkeley.edu).
Sari Raras has performed throughout Northern California with many distinguished Javanese guest artists, including Tristuti Rahmadi, Hardja Susilo, B. Subono, Sumarsam, I.M. Harjito, Djoko Walujo, Ben Soeharto, Nyoman Wenten, Nanik Wenten, Eko Supriyanto, Didik Nini Thowok, Sigit Soegito, and Darsono. The primary repertoire consists of traditional Javanese gamelan music, but sometimes includes contemporary works, too. Javanese shadow play (wayang) and dance are often featured.
Giri Kusuma, Pomona College's Balinese gamelan ensemble (Music 41), is directed by I Nyoman Wenten. The word gamelan means "percussion orchestra" and can refer to any of a variety of bronze, iron or bamboo ensembles found in southeast Asia. Pomona College has a collection of bronze instruments used for gamelan gong kebyar, one of Bali's most central types of gamelan music. Gong kebyar features rhythmically inventive and technically demanding interlocking melodies, punctuated by frequent changes in dynamics and tempo, and the different instruments in the ensemble accommodate a wide range of musical backgrounds. Rehearsals are Mondays from 4:15 to 6:30 pm, and no audition is necessary for participation in the ensemble. Giri Kusuma typically has one end-of-semester concert that features traditional and contemporary music and dance from Bali.
wow, somehow i have never noticed that before. i typically layer them with other sounds in my tunes to try and mitigate the moral queasiness i get from appropriating sounds from cultures i am only passingly familiar with and i guess i have never noticed the weird decay issue or i definitely would have mentioned it! playing with loop points though you should be able to get a natural sounding decay trail, the initial transient is really what gives the gamelan its distinct feel in my opinion.
The gamelan angklung is one of many types of gong-chime orchestras from the island of Bali, Indonesia. This small ensemble, made up of gongs, single-octave metallophones, drums, cymbals, and flutes, is tuned to a four-tone slendro scale. The music of the gamelan angklung is described as exciting, fast-paced, and rhythmically intricate. Melodic patterns played on the instruments interlock to help create large structures of varying textures, great complexity, and excitement in the bright sound of this ensemble. Membership in the gamelan is open to any student, music major or non-major. For more information, contact Michelle Purdy (pur...@umbc.edu).
In learning gamelan music, unlike western orchestral music, a musician will learn more than just one instrument. In order to understand gamelan, it is necessary to know what each instrument provides to the whole. During the performance, you will see us moving around and switching instruments.
The instruments in the gamelan can be separated into four distinct categories, each serving a different function in the music. The first is the balungan. This group plays the main melody, usually playing on the beat in a steady pattern. The next set of instruments is the elaborating instruments. These instruments take the main melody and enhance it with patterns (cengkok) based on the notes played by the balungan. The next group is called the accentuating instruments. Instead of elaborating on the melody, these serve to punctuate the music, playing on certain beats or at the end of a piece or a phrase (listen for the big gong). The last group of instruments are the drums, called the kendhang, ciblon and ketipung, depending on the size. These instruments act as a conductor would in an orchestra, regulating the tempo by controlling beginnings, transitions and endings.
The Emory Gamelan Ensemble aims to disseminate the beauty and knowledge of gamelan performance arts, which include musical concerts, wayang (shadow puppet) shows, and traditional dances. We focus on karawitan, traditional repertoire of gamelan music from Central Java, Indonesia.
In 1997, Emory professor Steven Everett formed the first gamelan ensemble supported by students, faculty, and community members. The first gamelan was a mid-19th-century wayang set, and the first performance was a wayang (shadow puppet show) at the Carlos Museum of Emory in February 1997. In the following year, a new set of Javanese Court instruments were ordered and later being named Paksi Kencana (Sacred Eagle). Other high profile performances included playing at the High Museum of Art, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, an ecumenical service with the Dalai Lama, as well as at universities around Georgia.
A Sundanese gamelan was generously donated and primarily played from 2007 through 2013. A new set of Balinese Bela Ganjur gamelan was purchased in 2013. In recent years, the Javanese Court gamelan has served as our ensemble's primary gamelan with the Bela Ganjur set being featured in select performances.
From the very start, our Ensemble has been supported by generous donors and visiting Gamelan masters such as Ki Midiyanto (University of California, Berkeley) and Pak Made Lasmawan (University of Colorado, Boulder), Sumarsam (Wesleyan University). These masters have been instrumental to our success, development, and ability to procure world-class gamelan directly from master musical metalsmiths.
Our members continue to represent a varied cross-section of Emory students, faculty and community members. Senior members generously share the gamelan wisdom that they have accumulated over more than two decades.
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