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Balungan

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The balungan (skeleton,Lindsay (1992), p.48.) is sometimes called the "core melody" or, "skeletal melodic outline," of a Javanese gamelan composition. [1]

15 relations: American Gamelan Institute, Colotomy, Gamelan, Gamelan notation, Heterophony, Jaap Kunst, Mantle Hood, Melody, Octave, Pathet, Saron (instrument), Slenthem, Sumarsam, Tessitura, Variation (music).

American Gamelan Institute

The American Gamelan Institute (AGI) is an organization devoted to promoting and documenting all forms of gamelan, the performing arts of Indonesia, and their international counterparts.

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Colotomy

Colotomy is a description of the rhythmic and metric patterns of gamelan music.

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Gamelan

Gamelan is the traditional ensemble music of Java and Bali in Indonesia, made up predominantly of percussive instruments.

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Gamelan notation

Notation plays a relatively minor role in the oral traditions of Indonesian gamelan but, in Java and Bali, several systems of gamelan notation were devised beginning at the end of the 19th century, initially for archival purposes.

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Heterophony

In music, heterophony is a type of texture characterized by the simultaneous variation of a single melodic line.

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Jaap Kunst

Jaap (or Jakob) Kunst (12 August 1891 in Groningen – 7 December 1960 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch ethnomusicologist, particularly associated with the study of gamelan music of Indonesia.

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Mantle Hood

Mantle Hood (June 24, 1918 – July 31, 2005) was an American ethnomusicologist.

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Melody

A melody (from Greek μελῳδία, melōidía, "singing, chanting"), also tune, voice, or line, is a linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity.

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Octave

In music, an octave (octavus: eighth) or perfect octave is the interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its frequency.

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Pathet

Pathet (Javanese spelling; also patet) is an organizing concept in Central Javanese gamelan music.

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Saron (instrument)

The saron is a musical instrument of Indonesia, which is used in the gamelan.

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Slenthem

The slenthem (also slentem or gender panembung) is a Javanese metallophone which makes up part of a gamelan orchestra.

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Sumarsam

Sumarsam (born 27 July 1944) is a Javanese musician and scholar of the gamelan.

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Tessitura

In music, tessitura (pl. tessiture, "texture") is the most esthetically acceptable and comfortable vocal range for a given singer or, less frequently, musical instrument; the range in which a given type of voice presents its best-sounding (or characteristic) timbre.

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Variation (music)

In music, variation is a formal technique where material is repeated in an altered form.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balungan

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