Indonesian Music and Dance

Wayang wong is unique to central Java, although many of its musical and dramatic elements can be found across Java and Indonesia (the country to which the island of Java belongs).

• True

• False

Wayang wong features _____, which is played on pitched gongs and keyed metallophones.

• hulusi music

• bai music

• gamelan music

• tao music

• All of the above

Wayang wong is a dance form that was developed as a result of the conflict between indigenous and colonial powers during the colonial era.

• True

• False

A gamelan is a collection of ancient stringed instruments that are either bowed or plucked.

• True

• False

A gamelan performance is led by the _____, who plays three different sizes of _____.

• string player; fiddle

• brass player; bonang

• wind player; suling

• drummer; kendhang

• All of the above