Gamelan gender wayang
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Gamelan gender wayang is a style of gamelan
music played on Bali
, Indonesia
. It is used for wayang
, but also for other ceremonial purposes. In I Wayan Loceng's book on gender wayang, he reports that "Gender wayang, one of the most ancient musical ensembles existing in Bali, accompanies shadow theatre as well as tooth filings, cremations, and other religious ceremonies. Although a rather small ensemble, gender wayang incorporates delicate interlocking melodies
and active contrapuntal
movement. The music described in this book comes from Sukawati, the area most famous for shadow play and the development and maintenance of Gender Wayang tradition."
Gamelan
A gamelan is a musical ensemble from Indonesia, typically from the islands of Bali or Java, featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, drums and gongs; bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings. Vocalists may also be included....
music played on Bali
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. It is used for wayang
Wayang
Wayang is a Javanese word for theatre . When the term is used to refer to kinds of puppet theatre, sometimes the puppet itself is referred to as wayang...
, but also for other ceremonial purposes. In I Wayan Loceng's book on gender wayang, he reports that "Gender wayang, one of the most ancient musical ensembles existing in Bali, accompanies shadow theatre as well as tooth filings, cremations, and other religious ceremonies. Although a rather small ensemble, gender wayang incorporates delicate interlocking melodies
Kotekan
Kotekan is a style of playing fast interlocking parts in most varieties of Balinese Gamelan music, including Gamelan gong kebyar, Gamelan angklung, Gamelan jegog and others. In kotekan there are two independent parts called polos and sangsih, each of which fills in the gaps of the other to form a...
and active contrapuntal
Counterpoint
In music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more voices that are independent in contour and rhythm and are harmonically interdependent . It has been most commonly identified in classical music, developing strongly during the Renaissance and in much of the common practice period,...
movement. The music described in this book comes from Sukawati, the area most famous for shadow play and the development and maintenance of Gender Wayang tradition."