Indonesian "gamelan" is a musical instrument worldwide

When visiting the Keraton Jogja , I was amazed with the sound of music that sounded so melodic , rhythm sounds neat , it turns out the noise was coming from a group of people by using a traditional dress beating a series of Java music instrument called GAMELAN .

Gamelan music instrument so well known in Indonesia especially Java , a traditional music instrument of our heritage that should be preserved .

So surprising when I tried to find out about the music instrument ,

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a fact surprising to learn that it turns out to be studied music instrument outside Indonesia too . Being GAMELAN School Curriculum In New Zealand , Singapore , Japan and the United States . Gamelan has turned out to be one of the regular curriculum at the New Zealand School of Music ( NZSM ) with course code PERF250 - Gamelan Indonesian special . In th 2011 the number of students reached 23 people exceeds the maximum limit is 18 people . In Singapore Gamelan serve as a compulsory subject in primary schools . While the Javanese Gamelan in America are well known in various leading Universities , like in Berkley , San Jose University , Lewis and Clark College , Michigan . In Japan gamelan also already become a media teaching at various universities

Gamelan was what ?

Gamelan is a cultural product to meet the human need for art . Art is one of the cultural elements that are universal . This means that every nation has ascertained the arts , but his form is different from one nation to another nation . If contact occurs between nations the arts culture was also involved in contact that can occur when a nation will absorb elements of the art of other nations adapted to local conditions . Therefore, since the existence of gamelan until now there have been changes and developments , particularly in ansambelnya completeness .

Gamelan is a set of musical instruments with pentatonic melodies , which consists of : Kendang , Bonang , Bonang Successor , demung , Saron , Peking ( Gamelan ) , Kenong & kethuk , Slenthem , Gender , Gong , Xylophone , fiddle , , zither , flute .

The main components of gamelan instruments are : bamboo , metal , and wood . Each tool has its own function in gamelan music show

Gamelan word itself comes from the Javanese " gamel " which means hitting / beating , followed by the suffix "an " are making it as a noun . While the term gamelan has a meaning as a whole played musical instruments together .

What should we think of it today is about preservation of the orchestra itself , it turns out has anyone thought about it besides me , even have made an application with the name of the Virtual Gamelan

Virtual Gamelan gamelan sound that pours through digital technology becomes a form of cultural preservation . Experiments were developed by faculty Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia ( UPI ) This relates to how the music game through technology can form a harmony , but can also be controlled by humans . Not the case diatonic or pentatonic , I just put the notes that you want to use and adjust as needed all depends on the hardness of flexibility to play or flexible .

Can not wait to enjoy a virtual gamelan music , certainly played so beautifully at night in the rain and wind accompanied the sound of a cold night .