Colotomy — For the surgical operation, see colostomy. Colotomy is a term coined by the ethnomusicologist Jaap Kunst[1] to describe the rhythmic patterns of the gamelan. It refers to the use of specific instruments to mark off nested time intervals, or the… … Wikipedia
musical form — Introduction the structure of a musical composition. The term is regularly used in two senses: to denote a standard type, or genre, and to denote the procedures in a specific work. The nomenclature for the various musical formal types may… … Universalium
Lancaran — The lancaran is one of the gendhing structures used in Javanese gamelan music. It is the shortest of the gendhing structures that are not from the wayang repertoire. Gangsaran and bubaran are related structures that share the same colotomic… … Wikipedia
Kenong — The kenong is one of the instruments used in the Indonesian gamelan. It is technically a kind of gong, but is placed on its side and is roughly as tall as it is wide. It thus is similar to the bonang, kempyang and ketuk, which are also cradled… … Wikipedia
gamelan — /gam euh lan , leuhn/, n. an Indonesian orchestra consisting of bowed stringed instruments, flutes, and a great variety of percussion instruments. Also, gamelin /gam euh lin/. [1810 20; < Javanese, equiv. to gamel song accompanied by a gamelan +… … Universalium
Merong — The merong is a section of a composition for Javanese gamelan, a musical ensemble featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, and gongs. Specifically, the merong is the initial part of a gendhing. A merong cannot be played on its own, but must be … Wikipedia
Gong ageng — The gong ageng (Kromo Javanese meaning large gong, ngoko is gong gedhe) is the largest gong in a Javanese and Balinese gamelan. It is used as to mark the largest phrases in the structure. In small structures, the gong ageng is used to mark larger … Wikipedia
Kempyang and ketuk — Ketuk redirects here, for the village in Azerbaijan, see Ağgədik. The kempyang and ketuk are two instruments in the gamelan, generally played by the same player, and sometimes played by the same player as the kenong. They are important beat… … Wikipedia
Ketawang — The ketawang is one of the gendhing structures used in Javanese gamelan music.Its colotomic structure is:::pTpW pTpN pTpP pTpGwhere p indicates the strike of the kempyang, T the ketuk, P the kempul, N the kenong, and G the simultaneous stroke of… … Wikipedia
Ladrang — The ladrang is one of the gendhing structures used in Javanese gamelan music.The basic colotomic structure is a cycle of 32 beats ( keteg ) in the following order:::pTpW pTpN pTpP pTpN pTpP pTpN pTpP pTpGwhere p indicates the strike of the… … Wikipedia
