MUS 185 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Gamelan, Musical Ensemble
27 Oct 2016
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Concert Reaction Papers
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Take Notes: ON PAPER
Immediately write first draft
Read through; revise
Be sure to address the three required areas: context, performance practices, repertoire
Context: Describe the scene before the concert starts, when does the performance
occur, who are the performers, who is the audience, describe the venue/location
Performance Practices: Conditions or mannerisms that apply to the performers within a
specific idiom or event. Often ritualized. Do they talk to the audience? Traditional seating
arrangement, tuning ritual, showing respect for the conductor, What do they wear?
Repertoire: General impressions are fine, but you need to discuss at least one piece in
detail.
PROOFREAD. Check the rubric!
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INDONESIA: Fast Facts
Necklace of the equator
Population 234 Million
86% Muslim (most populous Muslim country)
Dutch colonization in early 17th cent. (Dutch East Indies)--Independence 1945
Over 300 Languages but there is an officially recognized “Indonesian Language”
Gamelan: “musical ensemble” (doesnt have a specific meaning--generic term)
Many varieties
Two different centers of gamelan in Indonesia: Java and Bali
While instruments and playing techniques are quite similar, musical style is very different
Javanese vs Balinese Gamelan: Similarities
Instruments and tuning structures
Lack of outside (Western) influence over the years
Use of gamelan to accompany important sacred/ritual activities
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Document Summary
Context: describe the scene before the concert starts, when does the performance. Performance practices: conditions or mannerisms that apply to the performers within a. Repertoire: general impressions are fine, but you need to discuss at least one piece in. Be sure to address the three required areas: context, performance practices, repertoire occur, who are the performers, who is the audience, describe the venue/location specific idiom or event. Traditional seating arrangement, tuning ritual, showing respect for the conductor, what do they wear? detail. Dutch colonization in early 17th cent. (dutch east indies)--independence 1945. Over 300 languages but there is an officially recognized indonesian language . Gamelan: musical ensemble (doesnt have a specific meaning--generic term) Two different centers of gamelan in indonesia: java and bali. While instruments and playing techniques are quite similar, musical style is very different. Lack of outside (western) influence over the years.
