Gamelan

The word Gamelan is derived from the Indonesian word meaning .....

• drum

• shovel

• hammer

• nail

What do you call the group of instruments that produce a pitch when struck, such as the xylophone and gong?

• membranophones

• idiophones

• metallophones

• idiomphones

_______ is an older scale with five even pitches.

• palog

• slendro

• sandro

• pelog

_____ is a newer scale with seven uneven pitches.

• pilek

• slendra

• pelog

• slendro

It is a pair of metallophones that are composed of flat discs rounded into a hollow banana shape that produce a resonant pitch when struck.

• gong

• kemanak

• kendang

• bonang

It is considered as one of the most important instrument in an ensemble. It is struck once at the beginning of every phase to signal a new section.

• kendang

• wayang

• gangsa

• gong

It is a collection of hollow "kettles" or "pots" of different sizes instrument. Soometimes referred to as "gongs" but not a traditional flat gongs.

• kemanak

• kendang

• bonang

• gangsa

This is the main melodic instrument. It is a mallet instrument in the xylophone family but the bars are made of metal, most often brass.

• kendang

• bonang

• gangsa

• kemanak

This is the drum in the Gamelan and the main source of rhythm and tempo. It has a flat, thick, warm sound.

• gong

• gangsa

• bonang

• kendang

Gamelan is performed with another visual art form. It is rarely performed just as ....

• musical concert

• wayang / shadow puppetry

• kecak / monkey chant

• dance