What is slendro instrument?

Slendro is a Javanese term for one of the scales in gamelan. It is derived either from “Sailendra”, the name of the ruling family in the eighth and ninth centuries when Borobudur was built, or from its earlier being given by the god Sang Hyang Hendra.

What is classification of slendro?

Classification: Idiophone-Struck-bar-metal.

What is the vocal music of gamelan?

Gamelan is a genre of ensemble instrumental music that has its origins in the Indonesian regions of Bali and Java. Instruments such as drums, gongs, metallophones, flutes, and spike fiddles, as well as singing feature in gamelan music.

What country is Javanese?

Indonesia
Javanese, Indonesian Orang Jawa, largest ethnic group in Indonesia, concentrated on the island of Java and numbering about 85 million in the early 21st century. The Javanese language belongs to the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) family.

What are the 2 Indonesian scales?

Slendro (Template:Lang-jv) (Template:Lang-su), being a pentatonic scale, Template:Audio and the younger Pelog (Template:Lang-su, Template:Lang-jv) are the two essential scales of gamelan music native to Bali, Sunda and Java, in Indonesia.

How many tones are there in a slendro?

five-toned
slendro, Javanese and Balinese five-toned musical scale system.

Which best describe Javanese gamelan?

The Javanese gamelan is an orchestra of 60-plus musical instruments – bronze gongs and metallophones, drums, wooden flute and two-stringed fiddle – which together create a rich, distinctive sound.

What is the vocal and instrumental of gamelan?

Gamelan is an instrumental ensemble including metallophones, xylophones, drums gongs, bamboo flutes, and plucked strings. In Indonesia, gamelan usually accompanies dance wayang puppet performances, such as the 3.14 Company’s 2001 Wayang Tempest production, rituals, or ceremonies.

How old is Javanese?

The earliest attested form of Old Javanese can be found on the Sukabumi inscription, which dates from 804 CE. Between the 9th and the 15th century, this form of Javanese flourished in the island of Java.