GAMELAN
Our beloved country Indonesia Lombok . Shapes and tones produced are different. Soft tones of Javanese gamelan, Balinese gamelan sounding stronger, more Sundanese gamelan lilting
The word Gamelan comes from the ancient roots "gambel" (Bali ) and "gamel" (Java). Gambel means to play, musically. Most Indonesian languages define gambel as to make a sound by striking or playing a musical instrument, such as a gong or a drum (in Indonesian Pukul Bunyi Bunyi. Bunyi means to sound. It also means to ring, to blow, or to pronounce. In other words, to make a desired and intentional sound.) However, earlier languages, such as Kawi in Bali and Jawa Kuno in Java, also define the term as to handle or hold, as a musician handles an instrument or a worker handles a tool.
The Gamelan is the musical instruments. In the Javanese Wayang, these instruments nowadays consist of at least 15 different types, mostly made of bronze and generally of the percussion type, mostly made of bronze and generally of the percussion type; a small bamboo flute (suling), one or two horizontal drums on wooden stands (kendang), a two stringed violin-like instrument (rebab) and a wooden xylophone (gambang) are the non percussion and/or non-bronze musical instruments used to accompany a wayang purwa performance.
The most commonly used types of gamelan bronze, iron, bamboo or wooden sticks, as well as bronze and iron gongs, gong chimes, cymbals, bells, and two-headed drum. Gamelan instruments such as those found in Malaysia , the Philippines , Thailand
A set of gamelan consist of drums, fiddle, zither, xylophone, gongs, and bamboo flute.
Needs three or four drums in the gamelan. Shaped like a barrel, both sides of the drum is covered in leather of goat or bull. Both sides are not the same size, the larger side produces tones lower. Name drum based on the size of large to small: gending drums, drum wayangan, ciblon drums, and drum ketipung. To ring it was hit with the palm of the hand.
Rebab like two-stringed violin. The main components of wood, strings are sually made of copper. While playing, fiddle taped neck and pointing upwards.
celempung_001Celempung such as the sitar, has 13 pairs of strings. Zither played with nails, while the finger pressing the string on the other.
Gambang there are bars made of wood and some are made of bronze. Each xylophone consisting of 19 or 20 bars. Bar length between 58 cm to 29 cm. To play it using two wooden bat length approximately 35 cm.
In gamelan there are several types of musical instruments such as gongs: gong Ageng, kempul, kempyang, kenong, tap. Ageng gong gong is hung and the largest size. Flat surface, there are bumps in the middle. Vary in size, usually 85 cm in diameter. Ring using a wooden bat whose head is covered with ballast layer.
Seruling bamboo is a wind instrument made of bamboo.
Rebab like two-stringed violin. The main components of wood, strings are sually made of copper. While playing, fiddle taped neck and pointing upwards.
celempung_001Celempung such as the sitar, has 13 pairs of strings. Zither played with nails, while the finger pressing the string on the other.
Gambang there are bars made of wood and some are made of bronze. Each xylophone consisting of 19 or 20 bars. Bar length between 58 cm to 29 cm. To play it using two wooden bat length approximately 35 cm.
In gamelan there are several types of musical instruments such as gongs: gong Ageng, kempul, kempyang, kenong, tap. Ageng gong gong is hung and the largest size. Flat surface, there are bumps in the middle. Vary in size, usually 85 cm in diameter. Ring using a wooden bat whose head is covered with ballast layer.
Seruling bamboo is a wind instrument made of bamboo.
LUDRUK
Ludruk a traditional theater that is popular in the area of East Java, derived from Jombang area. The language used is Java language with the dialect of Java easterlies. In the development ludruk spread to western regions such as the residency of Madiun, Kediri, and up to Central Java. Language features of Java dialects remain easterlies brought even more to the west increasingly faded into the local Javanese language. Equipment used in folk music, is the drums, cimplung, jidor and xylophone, and are often added depends on the ability of the group that plays ludruk. And the songs (gending) used, ie Parianyar, Beskalan, Kaloagan, Jula-July, Samirah, Junian. Ludruk is a traditional play that was exhibited by an arts group in gelarkan disebuah took the stage with stories about everyday people's lives, stories of struggle and many others are interspersed with jokes and accompanied by the gamelan as a musical. Dialogue / monologue in ludruk are entertaining and make the audience laugh, using language typical of Surabaya, although sometimes there are guest stars from other areas such as Jombang, Malang, Madura, Madiun with a different accent. The plain language used in ludruk, making him easily absorbed by the non-intellect (pedicab driver, patrolman, angkotan driver, etc). A regular gig started with Dance ludruk Remo and interspersed with memerakan staging a character "Mr. Sakera", a master of Madura. Ludruk all players are male. For wanitapun role played by men. This is a special feature ludruk. When in fact, almost all theater people in various places, the players were always men (Randai, dulmuluk, mamanda, ketoprak), because in those days women are not allowed to appear in public.
GOBAG SODOR
Traditional Games gobag Sodor is certainly familiar to children of Javanese society is now 30 years old upwards. Familiar game among the children in the 1970s was often played by boys and sometimes adults by Javanese society in times of leisure time, especially when a full moon night. One of the activities to fill a full moon usually by playing Games Games gobag traditional form of Sodor. This game was also already recorded in Baoesastra (dictionary) Java in 1939 essay WJS Poerwadarminto publications J.B. Wolters' Uitgevers Maatschappij, N.V. Groningen, Batavia. In the dictionary is listed on page 158, mentioned only by the term gobag, who explained it as a kind of game the child. In the Java community is often also called the game gobag Sodor.
Games gobag Sodor takes place rather broad, at least to play gobag Sodor requires extensive field of about 6 meters x 15 meters. Though the house is now rare to have an area that page. So no wonder if the game is growing day gobag Sodor rarely played by children today because of limited land. In addition, this game requires considerable number of children to play, at least 80-10 children. When the past, many children still have time to spare so they can play together. But now, children have many choices of toys, making it difficult to play with the group. Although this game actually has a surplus in social attitudes. Children are invited to cooperate with friends to play. In addition, this game also requires players to be fair play in the game and should not be cheating or selfish. Children are also expected to play because it's energetic nature of this game quickly.
Gobag Sodor including how to play fairly easily. Before playing, usually the kids who want to play looking for land to play a fairly broad and flat. On a land line is then drawn with a width of 6 square meters and 15 meters long. Rectangular box is then split into two parts equal in length to the size of each three meters. Then its length is also divided into four sections, each section with a width of 3 meters as well. In addition, in the middle of the line is drawn also to the front and back of each of about 2-3 meters. So the playing field for gobag Sodor. Usually ancient children make Sodor gobag lines with water jugs to make it more durable and not easily erased. But can also be sprinkled with soft limestone that has been or is marked with wooden or bamboo sticks.
After that, the kids are playing, for example, 10 children should be divided into two squads. Each team consists of five children. Chairman of the squad to "parachute" to determine the winner. After doing the "parachute", then the winner will play the first team to position himself on both the front line in the left or right at the end of the line Sodor. While the losers put yourself in their respective transverse to keep the children who will be back. One player who loses should be responsible for maintaining the Sodor line (center line that divides the two parts of the right and left). After all was ready, the children who served as the Sodor and guards the front lines trying to touch the kids who have done the start. After that the kids who got their turn to play should strive through every line, guarded the opponent. Children who have a turn to play should be tried until the very back of the line and return to the front lines. These children must also try to avoid the guards who keep the players touch each line. If there are two children who had a turn at playing in one box, then opposing players may be locked. While other children who may not play until the finish first, before the children could escape was locked. If the child had been able to play to escape the trap, then the other kids can go to the finish and is considered the winner. But if there are children who have been touched by your opponent's turn to play before the other children reach the finish, it is considered lost and had to take turns playing. And so on. If there are teams that win, usually gets a gift from the opponent's arms to play. Distance carrier is determined by both teams who played.
Traditional Games gobag Sodor's one cheap game without having to spend money. But unfortunately, this game already considered old and rarely played by children today. Although not close the possibility, sometimes still be found all around us, but usually within the framework of celebrations or festivals Games seven dozen children.
Games gobag Sodor takes place rather broad, at least to play gobag Sodor requires extensive field of about 6 meters x 15 meters. Though the house is now rare to have an area that page. So no wonder if the game is growing day gobag Sodor rarely played by children today because of limited land. In addition, this game requires considerable number of children to play, at least 80-10 children. When the past, many children still have time to spare so they can play together. But now, children have many choices of toys, making it difficult to play with the group. Although this game actually has a surplus in social attitudes. Children are invited to cooperate with friends to play. In addition, this game also requires players to be fair play in the game and should not be cheating or selfish. Children are also expected to play because it's energetic nature of this game quickly.
Gobag Sodor including how to play fairly easily. Before playing, usually the kids who want to play looking for land to play a fairly broad and flat. On a land line is then drawn with a width of 6 square meters and 15 meters long. Rectangular box is then split into two parts equal in length to the size of each three meters. Then its length is also divided into four sections, each section with a width of 3 meters as well. In addition, in the middle of the line is drawn also to the front and back of each of about 2-3 meters. So the playing field for gobag Sodor. Usually ancient children make Sodor gobag lines with water jugs to make it more durable and not easily erased. But can also be sprinkled with soft limestone that has been or is marked with wooden or bamboo sticks.
After that, the kids are playing, for example, 10 children should be divided into two squads. Each team consists of five children. Chairman of the squad to "parachute" to determine the winner. After doing the "parachute", then the winner will play the first team to position himself on both the front line in the left or right at the end of the line Sodor. While the losers put yourself in their respective transverse to keep the children who will be back. One player who loses should be responsible for maintaining the Sodor line (center line that divides the two parts of the right and left). After all was ready, the children who served as the Sodor and guards the front lines trying to touch the kids who have done the start. After that the kids who got their turn to play should strive through every line, guarded the opponent. Children who have a turn to play should be tried until the very back of the line and return to the front lines. These children must also try to avoid the guards who keep the players touch each line. If there are two children who had a turn at playing in one box, then opposing players may be locked. While other children who may not play until the finish first, before the children could escape was locked. If the child had been able to play to escape the trap, then the other kids can go to the finish and is considered the winner. But if there are children who have been touched by your opponent's turn to play before the other children reach the finish, it is considered lost and had to take turns playing. And so on. If there are teams that win, usually gets a gift from the opponent's arms to play. Distance carrier is determined by both teams who played.
Traditional Games gobag Sodor's one cheap game without having to spend money. But unfortunately, this game already considered old and rarely played by children today. Although not close the possibility, sometimes still be found all around us, but usually within the framework of celebrations or festivals Games seven dozen children.
