Indonesia is the world biggest archipelago country with a lot of volcanos and earthquakes, also the fourth country with the most population.
Gamelan is loved by the people of Indonesia it is a national orchestra, it is also known as Gamelan music]. Gamelan orchestra and its music was formed in the 15th century, it has been 500 years of history, it is deeply rooted in the Indonesian soil, and the folk have a deep foundation. Twenty years of this century, according to statistics, only in the island of Java there is already twenty thousand Gamelan orchestra. Indonesia's music was influenced by Chinese and Indian music.
Indonesia there are a wide variety of musical forms. In the long process of historical development, Indonesia and China, India,
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Gamelan music is polyphony sound body of a branch, where listening to Gamelan music people will have such a feeling: Gamelan music both complex and simple. Complex because it has multiple layers of sound, a number of independent melodic lines and a variety of staggered orderly rhythm, it is different from Western music in the main theme of harmony and polyphony music, but also from Eastern countries unison, unison derived from the branch in The Sound of Music. Simply because of a head of the large core melody music seems to be fixed, continuous cycle, like never ends.
Gamelan music musical structure are a cyclical, every musical passages can be constantly repeated, big hanging gong sound repeated previous paragraph marks a cycle terminates with the next start, drummer seems to have a role in directing, if not He converted hinted music piece, the music segment has been the cycle continues endlessly, this feature is Indonesia religion "reincarnation" concept of religion
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Its Gamelan orchestra of speed, strength contrast is very strong, the music fast, slow, strong, weak conversion of a sudden, it also can be called dramatic music.
Its Gamelan orchestra of metal or bamboo percussion predominate, and some do not even have orchestral band, if so, its sound is also very noticeable in the ensemble. Many musical bands are used in pairs, the same two instruments on the tuning is slightly different, when ensemble, trembling undulating sound, sound more varied. This band plays music out of a large volume, it sounds quite gorgeous.
The Javanese music is displayed too gentle and elegant, almost monotonous dull. Javanese Gamelan orchestra is main percussion instruments but the orchestra played a bigger role than Bali, the music sounds soft and delicate feeling. Because it comes from the court, a relatively strong religious overtones, so it's creative style elegant, slender, rhythm is relatively slow.
Gamelan music it is very important to the Indonesia people, it culture made this music sound unique, the rhythm it has is also very amusing and easy to understand but when you really try it you need to have teamwork with other members of the band so that it can sound much
In Africa, music helps define its culture by expressing emotions through each song. Drums play a very important significance in African culture; they are always present in ceremonies such as births, deaths, and marriages along with a ritual dance. Ompeh is an organized system with many rules and is performed by recreational amateur ensemble of singers and percussionists. Maru-Bihag is loosely structured, performed only by experts, and is used more for entertainment. In India, the sitar instrument is taken very seriously; a student must apprentice with a master for 15-20 years before being allowed to play this
Popular instruments include clay panpipes, flutes, conch shell trumpets, and puma-skin drums”(Falconer, Kieran, and Quek 102). The music follows themes of religion, war, and profanity. Peruvians are always found dancing, whether at a festival, carnival, or just for fun. Music shows important parts of Peruvian culture. There are many types of dance in Peru.
If one were to look back into the world’s history, one would find that an important and consistent element is the world of music. Music has presented itself in various forms throughout its spread and through our identification of its magical realm, people have been fortunate enough to come across a means of relation. Whether it is blues and reggae or rap and pop rock, there is music out there for everyone. Music can serve as a stabilizer for some, a relaxant to others, and to many a form of inspiration.
The men chant and the women dance dances that matches the music. The most popular music style is Diablada. This music is performed by a zampona musician (a pan flute made of reeds), a quena(a vertical flute), drums, trumpets, cymbals, and
Just from the title the melody of the song was very luring almost toxic enough to put me into a deep sleep, but at the same time sending a slight chill down my spine. In the beginning of the song, it was inviting with the beating of the percussion instruments though from where I was sitting it looks like there is two groups taking side of the percussion players fighting it out. Once the string instrument enter into the fray the song becomes a polyphonic texture with an allegro and moderato melody. It was very balanced and almost has a theme of many Egyptian theme music. The percussion instrument takes the lead in this song with the backing of the string building up the big finale of the song. However, in the beginning to the half of the middle it was playing it a smooth moderato pace having a quadruple meter beat. The rhythm is specular because it recoursed from the percussion instrumentalist from beginning to near the end. Creating a nice dramatic expressive quality into the song. In the second half of the song, it alternated between upbeat and downbeat creating an atmosphere of a battle between two opposing forces. The song ended in a big bang sending every single person wide-awake and almost I felt a slight adrenaline before I
The history of the Concert Band and Wind Ensemble will be reflected through a timeline of events, including an analysis of significant events, groups, composers, and advancements. When society envisions a Wind Ensemble, talented musicians, grand music halls, and difficult arrangements typically come to mind. However, a modern-day Wind Ensemble includes a variety of musicians, each with positive and negative aspects. In society today, music is greatly appreciated and accepted. It is considered an honor and a privilege to expose our ears to the music.
Miller, Terry, and Andrew Shahriari. World Music: A Global Journey. New York, London: Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, 2006.
“How Musical is Man?” was published in 1974. This book was written by John Blacking, a musician turned social anthropologist. His goal in writing this ethnography, and several other papers during this same time period, was to compare the experience of music-making that takes place within different cultures and societies throughout the world. In this book, he discusses and describes the musicology of the Venda people in South Africa. Though he does go to Africa to research and learn about the Venda people and their music, he specifically states that his book is “not a scholarly study of human musicality” (ix), but rather it is a summary (written from his point of view), which is both expressive and entertaining, of several different issues and ideas that he has seemingly been contemplating for some time.
"Music is a common experience and a large part of societies. In fact, anthropologists note that all human communities at all times and in all places, have engaged in musical behaviours. Music as a mode of human activity is a cultural phenomenon constituting a fundamental social entity as humans create music and create their relationship to music. As cultural phenomeno...
“It was a highly organized and stylized music--despite its roots in the common soil– and was not the sort of music ordinary
Music is found in every know culture, past and present. It is also, already being composed for the future. It is widely varied between all times and places. Since scientists believe that the modern humans arrived in the African culture more than 160,000 years ago, around 50,000 years ago, it is believed that the dispersal of music has been being developed between all cultures in the world. Even the most isolated tribal groups are thought to have had a form of music.
Throughout the semester, various styles of music and the aspects of culture associated with these styles have been analyzed. Musical elements such as dynamics, texture, form, timbre, melody, instruments, etc., have been used to thoroughly explore each kind of music from different areas of the world, with an emphasis in music from Africa, India and Indonesia. These aspects of music go far beyond just music itself. Culture also plays a huge role in music and the accompanying musical elements. Each country and culture has a different style and distinctiveness that add to what makes the music of that certain culture unique. Music in Africa may differ dramatically from music in Indonesia or India not only due to those certain elements but also due to how it is interpreted by people and what it represents for those people. In addition to this, what one may consider music in one culture may not be music to another. These differences have been made apparent in the several demonstrations that we have been exposed to in class.
...s a set of rules which musicians must follow. Also just like any official language, music can be used to communicate emotions. In order for somebody to understand music they must have some sort of knowledge about rules in order to appreciate musical experiences. Every culture is different, every language is different and every music is different, but to fully appreciate the music; listeners must be musically literate. In our first week of class, “Khoomi” was our first musical example and all the students were confused about this type of music. But now with my little knowledge about music and how diverse it is, I learned to appreciate it more.
The influence that music has throughout the world is immeasurable. Music evokes many feelings, surfaces old memories, and creates new ones all while satisfying a sense of human emotion. With the ability to help identify a culture, as well as educate countries about other cultures, music also provides for a sense of knowledge. Music can be a tool for many things: relaxation, stimulation and communication. But at the same time it can also be a tool for resistance: against parents, against police against power. Within the reign of imported culture, cross cultivation and the creation of the so-called global village lies the need to expand horizons to engulf more than just what you see everyday. It is important to note that the role of music in today’s world is a key tool in the process of globalization. However, this does not necessarily provide us with any reasons that would make us believe that music has a homogenizing affect on the world.
Music is a form of communication, letting others knows what is going on in the country, political, social or economic and any other problems the people of the Caribbean faced. With so many different ethnic backgrounds in the Caribbean, they are people with Asians, Indians, and Africans descents. This created a language and culture barrier but each ethnic background shared a common link music. Music bridged the gap between the different ethnicities Music is part of everyone’s culture especially here in the Caribbean. Our culture is recognized worldwide for its music. The Caribbean has different genres of music such as calypso, reggae, dance hall, zouk and many others. Our music has roots in both African and European cultures. The drum rhythm comes from the African in...