Gerong is the Javanese verb meaning "to sing in a chorus. Javanese is the language of the people in the central and eastern parts of the island of Java, in Indonesia. " Penggerong is the proper name of a member of the chorus, but often the word gerong is used to refer to the unison male chorus that sings with the gamelan. A gamelan is a musical ensemble of Indonesia typically featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones xylophones drums and gongs bamboo flutes bowed and The chorus or the melody may also be called the gerongan.
The gerong generally sings in distinct sections of a gamelan composition. Certain standard texts in Javanese poetic meters of various structures are used in many compositions; some are based in Javanese poetic forms known as macapat. Javanese poetry ( Poetry in the Javanese or especially the Kawi language; Low Javanese tembang; High Javanese sekar) is traditionally Some pieces have specific texts written for them, but this is often a special treatment. Female singers are referred to as pesindhen, and may sing in a separate group, a combined group with the men, or as a solo female voice, with or without a male chorus.
A gerong part is different from that of a single female singer sindhen, in that the chorus must sing together, and is generally more connected to the steady pulse of the underlying gamelan parts. This page may have been redirected from Sinden For the actor see Donald Sinden A sindhen (or more properly pesindhen; also called waranggono While vocal parts for both male and female singers can be notated in the cipher or number notation called kepatihan notation[1], the actual realization of these parts will always be open to stylistic and other variations. Kepatihan is a type of cipher Musical notation that was devised for notation of the Indonesian Gamelan.
The noted Javanese musician K. P. H. Notoprojo (known to his students as Pak Cokro) wrote out vocal notation for many pieces. KPH Notoprojo, also known as Tjokrowasito, Wasitodipuro, Wasitodiningrat, among other names ( March 17 1909 &ndash August These are now on line in the library of the American Gamelan Institute. [2]
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A gamelan is a musical ensemble of Indonesia typically featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones xylophones drums and gongs bamboo flutes bowed and Colotomy is a term coined by the Ethnomusicologist Jaap Kunst to describe the rhythmic patterns of the Gamelan. The balungan (skeleton frame is sometimes called the "core melody" of a Gamelan composition The panerusan instruments or elaborating instruments are one of the divisions of instruments used in the Gamelan. "Ketuk" redirects here for the village in Azerbaijan see Ağgədik. A kempul is a type of hanging Gong used in Indonesian Gamelan. The kenong is one of the instruments used in the Indonesian Gamelan. The gong ageng ( Kromo Javanese meaning large gong ngoko is gong gedhe) is the largest Gong in a Javanese and Balinese Gamelan. The saron is a musical instrument of Indonesia, which is used in the Gamelan. The saron is a musical instrument of Indonesia, which is used in the Gamelan. The saron is a musical instrument of Indonesia, which is used in the Gamelan. The slenthem (also spelled slentem) is an instrument in the Gamelan. The slentho (also spelled slento) is a musical instrument of the Gamelan. The bonang is a musical instrument used in the Javanese Gamelan. A gendér is a type of Metallophone used in Balinese and Javanese Gamelan music A gambang, properly called a gambang kayu ('wooden gambang' is a Xylophone -like instrument used among peoples of Indonesia and the southern Philippines The siter and celempung are plucked string instruments used in Javanese Gamelan. The siter and celempung are plucked string instruments used in Javanese Gamelan. A suling is an Indonesian Philippine Flute made out of Bamboo. The rebab ( Arabic الرباب or رباب; also rebap, rabab, rebeb, Kendang ( Javanese: Kendhang, Malay language: Kendang, Tausug, Bajau: Gandang, Maranao: The bedug ( bedhug) is one of the Drums used in the Javanese Gamelan. The kecer (or kecèr) are a pair of small cymbals set inside a rack ( rancak) used in the Gamelan of Indonesia. Kemanak is a banana-shaped Idiophone used in Javanese Gamelan, made of Bronze. The Kepyak is a Percussion instrument played by the Dalang (puppeteer of a Wayang performance in Java. This page may have been redirected from Sinden For the actor see Donald Sinden A sindhen (or more properly pesindhen; also called waranggono Alok ( Javanese for "shout" is a style of singing used in Javanese Gamelan. Alok ( Javanese for "shout" is a style of singing used in Javanese Gamelan. Keplok is a style of Clapping used in Javanese Gamelan. The clapping is in a specific interlocking rhythmic pattern and is performed by the Gerong when
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