Music of Java

Javanese traditional music, Indonesia

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Javanese gamelan ensemble performance during traditional Javanese Yogyakarta style wedding ceremony at Sasono Utomo, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Various hanging Gongs (gong ageng, gong suwukan, kempul) of Gamelan in Indonesia

Music of Indonesia
Genres

* Dangdut
* Campursari
* Celempungan
* Funkot
* Gambang kromong
* Hip hop
* Indo pop
* Jaipongan
* Kecapi suling
* Kroncong
* Langgam jawa
* Pop melayu
* Pop kreatif
* Pop Sunda
* Rock
* Tanjidor
* Tembang sunda

Specific forms

* Angklung
* Beleganjur
* Calung
* Gambus
* Degung
* Gamelan
* Gambang
* Gender Wayang
* Gong gede
* Gong kebyar
* Jegog
* Joged bumbung
* Melayu
* Salendro
* Selunding
* Semar pegulingan
* Surakarta
* Gendang beleq
* Gordang sambilan
* Karinding
* Kecak
* Kendang
* Kolintang
* Kulintang
* Kuriding
* Kurung-kurung
* Saluang
* Suling
* Talempong
* Tarawangsa
* Tifa totobuang

Regional music

* Bali
* Borneo
* Java
* Moluccan Islands
* Papua
* Sulawesi
* Sumatra
* Sundanese
* Malay
* Minangkabau
* Bataks
* Dayaks
* Ambonese
* Buginese
* Acehnese

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The Music of Java embraces a wide variety of styles, both traditional and contemporary, reflecting the diversity of the island and its lengthy history. Apart from traditional forms that maintain connections to musical styles many centuries old, there are also many unique styles and conventions which combine elements from many other regional influences, including those of neighbouring Asian cultures and European colonial forms.

## Gamelan

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Main article: Gamelan

The gamelan orchestra, based on metallic idiophones and drums, is perhaps the form which is most readily identified as being distinctly "Javanese" by outsiders. In various forms, it is ubiquitous to Southeast Asia. In Java, the full gamelan also adds a bowed string instrument (the rebab, a name illustrative of Islamic influence), plucked siter, vertical flute suling and voices.[1] The rebab is one of the main melodic instruments of the ensemble, together with the metallophone gendér; these and the kendang drums are often played by the most experienced musicians. Voices usually consist of a male chorus gerong, together with a female soloist pesindhen; however, the voices are not usually featured in court gamelan (as opposed to wayang kulit, shadow puppet theatre) and are supposed to be heard discreetly in the middle of the orchestral sound. In these abstract pieces, the words are largely secondary to the music itself.

There are two tuning systems in Javanese gamelan music, slendro (pentatonic) and pelog (heptatonic in full, but focusing on a pentatonic group).[2] Tuning is not standard, rather each gamelan set will have a distinctive tuning. There are also distinct melodic modes (pathet) associated with each tuning system. A complete gamelan consists of two of sets of instrument, one in each tuning system. Different gamelan sets have different sonorities, and are used for different pieces of music; many are very old, and used for only one specific piece. Musical forms are defined by the rhythmic cycles. These consist of major cycles punctuated by the large gong, subdivided by smaller divisions marked by the striking of smaller gongs such as kenong, kempul and kethuk. The melodic interplay takes place within this framework (technically called "colotomic structure").

## See also

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* Music portal
* Indonesia portal

* Music of Indonesia
* Sundanese music
* Music of Bali
* Music of Sumatra

## References

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1. ^ Mardiastuti, Aditya. "Alat Musik Rebab: Pengertian, Sejarah Asal, dan Cara Memainkan". detikjabar (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-01-12.
2. ^ Media, Kompas Cyber (2022-01-21). "Mengenal Laras Slendro dan Pelog: Arti, Perbedaan, dan Nada". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-01-12.

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