GAMELAN

Gamelan music is ensembel that is usually accentuating metalofon , xylophone , kettledrum , and gongs .Gamelan a term referring to the instruments / of the device , which constituting a unit intact which are manifested and rung together .Gamelan said itself originates from java gamel language which means / menabuh hit , followed a suffix an which makes it a noun .Gamelan orchestra most there are on the island of java , madura , bali , and lombok in indonesia in many kinds of the size and shape of ensembel .In bali and lombok at this time , and in java through the 18th century , the term gong greater are considered to be synonymous with gamelan .

The emergence of gamelan preceded by culture hindu-budha who dominated indonesia at the beginning of recording history , who also represents of aboriginal art indonesia .The instruments developed to its shape up like currently in the days of of majapahit kingdom .In the difference with music india , the only the impact of ke-india-an in music gamelan is how to menyanikannya .In ancient mythology java , gamelan invented by the hyang teachers in the saka , a deity full control of land java , to a palace on mount mahendra in medangkamulan ( now mountain lawu ) .The hyang teachers first create this gong to call the gods .To a message more specific and bring two gong , and then finally formed set gamelan.

The idea of a musical instrument ensembel first found at a temple borobudur , magelang central java , who has been standing since the 8th .A musical instrument such as distilled bamboo , bells , kendhang varying in size , lyre , a musical instrument stringed who digesek and plucked , found in the relief .But , a little found elements a musical instrument its metal .However , relief about instrument the music was said to be the origin of gamelan .

Penalaan and manufacture of orchestra gamelan is a process complex .Gamelan use four ways penalaan , namely sléndro , pélog , degung ( especially regional sunda , or west java ) , and madenda ( also known as diatonic , same as scale minor native in use in europe .

Music gamelan was a combination the influence of the art of foreign variegated.Connection not tone of china, musical instrument of southeast asia, drum band and shake music of india, bowed string from the middle east, even style european military we heard on the music traditional java and bali now.

The interaction of components that is loaded with a melody , rhythm and color the sound of music maintain the glory of gamelan orchestra bali .The pillars this music unites the various character rural communities bali who became music typical order that is the part that cannot be separated from everyday life .

But gamelan is still used on formal occasions such as weddings, prenatal, and others. but at the moment, the majority of the community is only used gamelan Java, especially Central Java, East Java and D. I. Yogyakarta.