Southeast Asian Music

MUSIC IN INDONESIA
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Saka Merah Putih" (meaning "lofty
bicolor red and white"). The red
symbolizes human blood and the white
represents the human spirit.
 Borobodur Temple
it is the world's largest
Buddhist temple.
Indonesia is an
archipelago in Southeast
Asia comprising
approximately 17, 500
islands.
With over 238 million,
Indonesia is the world’s
fourth most populous
country and is the
fourth biggest nation
of the world.
Through interaction with other cultures
such as Indian, Arabic, Chinese and
European, a wide range of musical
styles has been developed. Today, the
contemporary music of Indonesia is
popular not only in the region but also
in the neighboring countries.
There are two basic kinds of
Indonesian music scale:
•Slendro – pentatonic scale
•Peloq – heptatonic scale

Both vocal and instrumental

music in Indonesia use slendro or
peloq.
• Slendro (called Salendro by the
Sundanese) is the older of the two most
common scales used in Indonesian
Gamelan scale.
• Pelog is one of the two essential scales of
Gamelan. In Javanese the term is said to be
a variant of the word “pelag” meaning fine
or beautiful. Pelog has seven notes, but
many gamelan ensembles only have keys
for five of the pitches. Even in ensembles
that have all seven notes, many pieces only
use a subset of five notes.
The Gamelan or gamelan orchestra is
the most popular form of music in
Indonesia. It is a generic term for
traditional musical ensembles of Java
and Bali which comprises
predominantly of percussive
instruments.
The Gamelan Orchestra – is the most
popular form of music in indonesia. The
word gamelan comes from the
javanese word gamel, which means a
hammer.
Instruments used in gamelan:
• Metallophones
• Kendang and Gongs
• Bamboo Flutes (Suling)
• Bonang
A metallophone is any
musical instrument
consisting of tuned
metal bars which are
struck to make sound,
usually with a mallet
A metallophone is any
musical instrument
consisting of tuned
metal bars which are
struck to make sound,
usually with a mallet
Kendang is a two-
headed drum used
by peoples from
Maritime Southeast
Asia. Kendang is one
of the primary
instruments used in
the Gamelan
ensembles of Java
and Bali.
Kendang is a two-
headed drum used
by peoples from
Maritime Southeast
Asia. Kendang is one
of the primary
instruments used in
the Gamelan
ensembles of Java
and Bali.
Gongs are broadly of three types. 'Suspended
gongs are more or less flat, circular discs of
metal suspended vertically by means of a cord
passed through holes near to the top rim.
Bossed gongs have a raised centre boss and
are often suspended and played horizontally.
Bowl gongs are bowl-shaped, and rest on
cushions and belong more to bells than gongs.
Gongs are made mainly from bronze or brass
but there are many other alloys in use.
Indonesian gongs are
percussion instruments
that have a unique,
bowl-like
appearance, and a
round knob in the
center. They're
commonly used in
traditional gamelan
music ensembles.
Indonesian gongs are
percussion instruments
that have a unique,
bowl-like
appearance, and a
round knob in the
center. They're
commonly used in
traditional gamelan
music ensembles.
Suling or Seruling is an
Indonesian bamboo ring flute. It
is used in gamelan ensembles.
Depending on the regional
genre, a suling can be tuned
into different scales. Sulings are
made mainly of "tamiang"
bamboo, a long, thin-walled
bamboo tube. The mouthpiece
of the suling is circled with a thin
band made of rattan near a
small hole.
Suling or Seruling is an
Indonesian bamboo ring flute. It
is used in gamelan ensembles.
Depending on the regional
genre, a suling can be tuned
into different scales. Sulings are
made mainly of "tamiang"
bamboo, a long, thin-walled
bamboo tube. The mouthpiece
of the suling is circled with a thin
band made of rattan near a
small hole.
The bonang is a musical instrument used in the
Javanese gamelan. It is a collection of small gongs
(sometimes called "kettles" or "pots") placed
horizontally onto strings in a wooden frame
(rancak), either one or two rows wide. All of the
kettles have a central boss, but around it the lower-
pitched ones have a flattened head, while the
higher ones have an arched one. They are
typically hit with padded sticks (tabuh).
The bonang is a musical instrument used in the
Javanese gamelan. It is a collection of small gongs
(sometimes called "kettles" or "pots") placed
horizontally onto strings in a wooden frame (rancak),
either one or two rows wide. All of the kettles have a
central boss, but around it the lower-pitched ones
have a flattened head, while the higher ones have an
arched one. They are typically hit with padded sticks
(tabuh).
•Polyphonic Stratification kind of
melody is a result of hocket/interlock.
•TEMPO is a very popular Italian term
used in music. It means TIME or the
timing of the song, the flow, or the
beat. In Indonesia, tempo is called
IRAMA.
The gamelan performs both in an
instrumental role as well as in
supportive role for dance and puppet
performance.

Vocal Music is usually important with

gamelan but its role is for
ornamentation purposes only of the
gamelan.
Types of vocal music
 Types of vocal music

The most common interpretation of

musical composition is SINGING.
1. PEDINDHEN – is a
female soloist singer
who sings with a
gamelan.
1. PEDINDHEN – is a
female soloist singer
who sings with a
gamelan.
2. GERONG – this refers to the unison male
chorus that sings with the gamelan.