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Bernana · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

Listen to Ladrang Wilujeng, in order to compare this style of gamelan music to the loud-playing style of gamelan music you heard the original field recording of Bubaran Kembang Pacar. What similarities do you hear? What differences do you hear? (Answers may vary.)

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Irama levels are analogous to________ what?

What will be an ideal response?

heyhey123 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Similarities
Punctuating percussion instruments playing cyclic, interlocking patterns
Sections set off by deep gong sound
Music based on a non-Western scale system
Music dominated by a single melody (balungan)
Varied repetitions/elaborations of basic melody at different tempi are occurring simultaneously
Tempos change

Differences Kembang Pacar Ladrang Wilujeng
Timbres are distinctly different Instrumental Vocal
Instrument playing the introduction bonang (kettle gongs) rebab (fiddle)
Gamelan ensembles have different sound qualities bronze instruments in loud-playing style iron/brass instruments in soft-playing style
Pathet

Answer to Question 2

A process compared by Ward Keeler to a car shifting down to a lower gear to go up a steep hill.