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Music 316: MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD - ASIA

Prof. Ter Ellingson 28D Music 543-7211 [email protected]

Class Website: http://faculty.washington.edu/ellingsn/Music_Cultures_of_the_World-Asia Su 2012.html

CD 3:

Laos

1. Khen "Nam phat khay", "In the Current of the Mekong", performed by Nouthong Phimvilayphone on khen, a free-reed bamboo mouth organ with varying numbers of pipes (16 in this example); melody accompanied by harmony and occasional counterpoint in 2-3 parts. ( 1 A: 1)

Indonesia

2. (Bali) Ramayana epic performance by male chorus and soloists in svara or "vocal gamelan" style: some voices sing "trunk" melody and parts to punctuate rhythmic cycle, some sing solo parts of characters in story, while others Khen shout in interlocking rhythmic patterns. Kecak chorus of Teges village, Bali. (E/I Recording)

3. Legong (Bali) Music for dance by young girls depicting story of Prince Lasem and Princess Langkesari, played by Gamelan Legong consisting of metallophones ( with metal keys instead of wood), flutes, and gong chimes (tuned sets of small kettle-shaped with knobbed central bosses) playing "trunk" melody, faster elaborations, and slower extractions of it; larger gongs which punctuate key points in rhythmic cycle; and rhythmic elaborations by and . Performed by Gamelan orchestra of Teges village. (E/I Recording)

Gamelan () Music Cultures 316 - Asia CD 3 Prof. Ellingson 2

4. Udan Mas (Java) "Golden Rain", gamelan piece in Bubaran form (gongan cycle of sixteen beats with gong on beat 16; on beats 4, 8, 12; on 6, 10, 14; and kethuk on 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15). Performed by palace musicians of Paku Alaman Palace, Yogyakarta:

||: 6+ [5] 3+ 2) 6+ 5^ 3+ 2) 3+ 3^ 2+ 3) 6+ 5^ 3+ (2) :||

||: 7+ [5] 6+ 7) 5+ 6^ 7+ 2) 2+ 7^ 6+ 5) 6+ 7^ 6+ (5) :||

(5) = Gong and Kenong 5^ = Kempul 5+ = Kethuk 5) = Kenong [5] = Wela (empty beat; no kempul) ||: :|| = Repetition (Javanese Court Gamelan 1 B: 2)

Burma ()

5. ENSEMBLE: "Hnin thon tha he min--Season of Mists" This melody is drawn from the court music of the Burmese kings (17th 18th C). This ensemble is found in a variety of contexts in Burma, including monastic festivals, rituals of the spirits and sporting events. This example features the full hsaing waing troupe, including: patt waing (tuned circle), hne (oboe), kyi waing (gong circle), si and wa ( and clapper), among others. Performed by the Saing Waing of Sein Tin Htay from the town of Okkalapa (near Rangoon/Yangon). (Birmanie: Musique D'Art Ocora C559019/020)

Philippines

6. ENSEMBLE: “Sinulog a Kangungudan,” traditional Magindanaon melody. The Kulintang ensemble is associated with the Muslim peoples of the . The two main popular styles are those of the Magindanaons and Maranaos, the two largest Muslim groups in the islands. This example is representative of the Magindanaon style. There are three modes in the Magindanaon kulintang, each characterized by its own rhythms and melodies: binalig, sinulog, and tidtu. This example is in the newer sinulog mode. The Magindanaon kulintang ensemble features the following instruments: kulintang (row of eight graduated gongs; develops the melodic patterns), (two large, thick-rimmed hanging gongs; reinforces the rhythm), (4 large, thin-rimmed hanging gongs; reinforces the rhythm and plays secondary melodic part), babandil (small, thin-rimmed hanging gong; time keeper), and (goblet-shaped or hourglass-shaped drum; keeps a steady rhythm). (Kulintang : Ancient Gong/Drum Music from the Southern Philippines. World Kulintang Institute wkcd 72551)