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| What is the predominant religion of Java? | Islam
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| What is the predominant religion of Bali? | Hindu
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| Elements of Gamelan Music (6) | 1. Orchestras featuring bronze instruments
2. Compositions guided by core melody
3. Polyphonic texture
4. Colotomic structure
5. Paired families of tuning systems
6. Stress at the end of metrical cycles
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| What are metallophones? | metal-keyed xylophones
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| What is the core melody called in Java? | Balungan
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| What is the core melody called in Bali? | Pokok
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| What does it mean to have a polyphonic texture? | The song is composed of interlocking melodies
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| What does it mean to have a colotomic structure? | There is a structure of beats in which there is the regular punctuation by gongs
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| What are the two paired families of tuning systems? | Pelog (7 tone) and Slendro (5 tone)
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| How are the metrical cycles organized? (in groups of...) | Groups of 4
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| Gender (the instrument) | family of thin-keyed metallophones with tube resonators
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| Bonang | family of kettle gongs (sets of 2 or 3) each tuned slightly different
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| Rebab | 2-string vertical spike fiddle that acts as the melodic leader of the orchestra
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| Suling | end-blown bamboo duct flute
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| Gong Ageng | largest vertical gong that dramatically ends the metrical cycle of gamelan music
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| Kendang | 2 double-headed drums played by a single drummer; lead the orchestra, control tempo, signals
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| Ceng-Ceng | cymbals that reinforce drum patterns
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| What is Kecak? | A Balinese chorus of interlocking shouts (imitates a gamelan)
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| What is Topeng? | The mask dance-drama of Bali; includes the kebyar (gong) gamelan
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| What is Wayang Kulit? | A shadow puppet play
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| What are some defining characteristics of Java? | *Alus - elegant, refined
*Balungan - core melody derived from the lagu
*Ambiguous
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| What are some defining characteristics of Bali? | *Kasar - coarse, exciting
*Pokok - core melody
*Highly precise
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| Buka | slow introduction at the beginning of a Javanese piece
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| Gongan | divider; large phrase between successive gong hits (multiples of 4)
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| Irama | relationship between each instrument's rhythmic density
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| Kebyar | Gong gamelan
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| Kembangan | "flowering"; ornamented version of balungan
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| Lagu | unheard melody (most ornamented)
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| Patet | "mode"; collection of pitches indicating mood of piece
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| Wela | silent beat (absence of colotomic stroke)
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