I.E MAPEH 8

the saron family of bronze instruments plays the central melody.

• Central Melody

• Melodic Elaboration

• Counter Melodies

• Punctuating or Colotomic Instruments

• Rhythm Instruments

the gambang, gender and banang instruments play the melodic elaboration or add ornaments to the melody.

• Central Melody

• Melodic Elaboration

• Counter Melodies

• Punctuating or Colotomic Instruments

• Rhythm Instruments

These instruments play counter melodies or melodies that enhance the central melody and help thicken the sound of the gamelan.

• Central Melody

• Melodic Elaboration

• Counter Melodies

• Punctuating or Colotomic Instruments

• Rhythm Instruments

These instruments mark out points of time within the cycle of the central melody as the central melody is played repeatedly.

• Central Melody

• Melodic Elaboration

• Counter Melodies

• Punctuating or Colotomic Instruments

• Rhythm Instruments

These instruments help the Gamelon by dictating the pace o tempo at which the group should play, and also providing cues that signal when the Gamelon should start playing, end playing, or shifting from one piece to another .

• Central Melody

• Melodic Elaboration

• Counter Melodies

• Punctuating or Colotomic Instruments

• Rhythm Instruments

1.Saron Demung (large, low pitched)

2. Saron Barung (medium, medium pitched)

3. Saron Panerus (small, high pitched)

• Central Melody

• Melodic Elaboration

• Counter Melodies

• Punctuating or Colotomic Instruments

• Rhythm Instruments

Bonang Barung (large, low pitched)

Bonang Panerus (small, high pitched)

Gambang Gender Barung (large,low pitched)

Gender Panerus (small, high pitched)

• Central Melody

• Melodic Elaboration

• Counter Melodies

• Punctuating or Colotomic Instruments

• Rhythm Instruments

Rebab (bowed 2-stringed instrument)

Suling (end-blown bamboo flute)

• Central Melody

• Melodic Elaboration

• Counter Melodies

• Punctuating or Colotomic Instruments

• Rhythm Instruments

1.Gong Ageng

2.Kempyang

3.Ketuk

4.Kenong

• Central Melody

• Melodic Elaboration

• Counter Melodies

• Punctuating or Colotomic Instruments

• Rhythm Instruments

1.Bedug

2.Kendang Gending.

3. Kendang Ketipung

• Central Melody

• Melodic Elaboration

• Counter Melodies

• Punctuating or Colotomic Instruments

• Rhythm Instruments