a. Counter Melody
A complete gamelan have approximately
72 equipment can be played by Yogo(musicians), accompanied
by 10-15 singer and Gerong. In a musical there
is usually at least 15 different instruments.
From all of gamelan
instruments can be grouped into several groups as follows
1. Kordofon namely cemplung, zither, fiddle.2. Videofon namely saron, gemung, bonang kethuk kenong
1. Kordofon namely cemplung, zither, fiddle.2. Videofon namely saron, gemung, bonang kethuk kenong
and gongs
3. Terofon the flute4. Membranofon the drums
3. Terofon the flute4. Membranofon the drums
According to scholars musicology, musical
instruments idefon type is the type of the oldest musical
instruments when compared with other instruments
1. gambang Musical
instruments in the gamelan made of wooden slats (17 to
21) are arranged inrows lengthwise position above the box
that serves as an resonators. The composition oftone pelog or slendro played
with two beaters are wrapped with a cloth so as to
produce a soft voice. Melodiesused in the carriage. The
role of xylophone (gambang) precedence in gising eastern
Java, but not uncommonin central java
2. flute
Traditional musical
instruments which are the only wind instrument in the gamelanorchestras. For flute pelog have holes 5 are slendro have
holes 4 holes
3. fiddle (rebab) Merupakana lat stringed
musical, like a guitar being played by the friction as it is
playedon a violin. Fiddle usually serves as the
opening patet.
4. Siter and cemplung
Zither and cemplung is a stringed musical instrument
Zither and cemplung is a stringed musical instrument
in the gamelan of
Java. Are associated with kecapai in Sundanese gamelan.
