Gamelan Pelog

Gamelan Pelog. Gamelan ensembles are built to play one of two musical scales Pelog and Slendro PELOG is a newer scale with seven uneven pitches and SLENDRO is an older scale with five even pitches While the two scales are both established patterns a Gamelan can be constructed starting on any note so each gamelan instrument can only be played with the rest of its original set.

OverviewEtymologyTuningUsageSee alsoFurther readingPelog is a Javanese term for one of the scales in gamelan In Javanese the term is said to be a variant of the word pelag meaning “fine” or “beautiful” Text under.

Javanese Gamelan Music Smithsonian's National Museum of

For experienced participants in gamelan music the pelog and slendro scales each have a particular feeling related to the rituals and circumstances in which the scale is used For example in Bali slendro is felt to have a sad sound because it is used as the tuning of gamelan angklung the traditional ensemble for cremation ceremonies.

Javanese Gamelan Ensemble Pelog Barang Singa …

El pelog és una de les dues escales fonamentals de la música de gamelan tradicional de Bali i Java a IndonèsiaEs diu que el terme “pelog” és una variant de la paraula javanesa “pelag” que significa “bo” o “bonic”L’altra escala utilitzada més antiga que l’anterior es diu slendroEl pelog té set notes però molts conjunts de gamelan només tenen làmines per a cinc dels tons.

Instruments of the Gamelan

Immerse yourself in the soothing sounds of Javanese gongs and xylophones in this performance by the gamelan ensemble of the Indonesian Institute of the Arts The orchestra features a vast array of bronze gongs and bronzekey xylophones mellifluous vocals and classical fiddle complete the beguiling mix.