1. TEST # 1 (2 nd Half) Friday, 14 March 2014 (later this week) Covers only “Music of the Middle East” (chapter 3) Written only (no listening) Counts for 50% of Test # 1 (on syllabus)

2. Indonesia

3. Paris World’s Fair (1889)

4. Paris World’s Fair (main promenade)

5. Indonesian Dancers

6. Dutch Exhibition at 1889 Paris World’s Fair From a Dutch magazine describing the “colonial exhibition” at the Paris World’s Fair (1889).

7. Gamelan (1889 Paris World’s Fair)

8. Columbian Exposition (Chicago, 1893)

9. Java Village (“Dutch Settlement”) at Columbian Exposition

10. Columbia Exposition (1893)

11. Chicago Gamelan

12. Gamelan Instruments Struck Idiophones (majority / most important) - gongs - metalophones - xylophones Membranophone – a few Chordophone – very few Aerophone – very few

13. Three Basic Layers Balungen = “Nuclear Melody” – the basic “tune” (played one pitch per beat) [“skeletal melody” in textbook] “Colotomic Structure” = “metrical structure” of Balungen (marked at end by largest gong) “Elaboration” = fastest moving upper parts, division of the Baungen into smaller units

14. Nuclear Melody (Sarons & Slentem) Slentem YouTube - Central Javanese Gamelan Playing Techniques - Saron

15. TUNINGS & SCALES SLENDRO (front) = 5 notes (pentatonic) CDEGA (or use piano black keys) PELOG (side) = 7 notes (sounds “minor”) EFGB b BCD

16. Colotomic Structure of BUBARAN 1234 5678 9101112 13141516

17. Gong ageng marks “Gongan” 12341234 56785678 9101112 131415GONG

18. Gong ageng (largest suspended) Ex: YouTube - Central Javanese Gamelan Playing Techniques - Gong & KempulYouTube - Central Javanese Gamelan Playing Techniques - Gong & Kempul

19. Kenong marks “kenongan” 123Kenong 567Kenong 91011Kenong 131415 GONG Kenong

20. Kenong (largest cradled gong) Ex: YouTube - Central Javanese Gamelan Playing Techniques – Kenong (start 1:45)YouTube - Central Javanese Gamelan Playing Techniques – Kenong

21. Kempul divides “Gatra” 1 Kempul3Kenong 5 Kempul 7Kenong 9 Kempul11Kenong 13 Kempul 15GONG Kenong

22. Kempul (smaller suspended) Ex: YouTube - Central Javanese Gamelan Playing Techniques - Gong & KempulYouTube - Central Javanese Gamelan Playing Techniques - Gong & Kempul

23. Ketuk punctuates odd beats Ketuk KempulKetukKenong Ketuk Kempul KetukGONG Kenong

24. Ketuk (small cradled gong) Ex: YouTube - Gamelan - Kempyang & KetukYouTube - Gamelan - Kempyang & Ketuk