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| Gamelan played by Malangrejo's people. Photo by Arjun |
Gamelan is traditional ensemble music of Java and Bali in Indonesia, made up predominantly of percussive instruments. The most common instruments are metallophones played by mallets as well as a set of hand played drums called kendhang which register the beat. Other instruments include xylophones, bamboo flutes, bowed instrument called rebab, and even vocalists called sindhen.
Although the popularity of gamelan has declined since the introduction of pop music, gamelan is still commonly played in formal occasions and in many traditional Indonesian ceremonies. For most Indonesians, gamelan is an integral part of Indonesian culture.
As a cultural village, Malangrejo actively motivate people to play, enjoy, and share the arts of Gamelan and Traditional Javanese Music by holding routine rehearsals and performing the music almost in every events.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamelan
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Karawitan adalah musik Indonesia yang berlaras non diatonis (dalam laras slendro dan pelog) yang garapan-garapannya sudah menggunakan sistim notasi, warna suara, ritme, memiliki fungsi, sifat pathet, dan aturan garap dalam bentuk instrumentalia, vokalis dan campuran, enak didengar untuk dirinya maupun orang lain (Suhastjarja,1984).
Warga Malangrejo sendiri juga masih memiliki seni karawitan, karena dusun Malangrejo memiliki satu set gamelan lengkap. Gamelan ini tidak dianggurkan, namun digunakan secara rutin oleh warga untuk berlatih. Dimana setiap malam sabtu para pemuda dusun berlatih bersama, sedangkan malam senin merupakan jadwal berlatih bapak – bapak.
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