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gamelanIndigenous orchestra of Java and Bali and, more generally, of Indonesia and Malaysia. A gamelan usually consists largely of gongs, xylophones, and metallophones (rows of tuned metal bars struck with a mallet). Gamelan polyphony is complex and many-voiced. The melody is taken by the voice, flute, or rebab (a bowed stringed instrument); under it, most of the other instruments provide rhythmic paraphrases of the melody, producing a shimmering, variegated texture. The gamelan has influenced many Western composers, including Claude Debussy, Olivier Messiaen, John Cage, Steve Reich, and Philip Glass. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Enthralled with the sound of a gamalan orchestra, the Canadian composer worked a trancelike mood through "a repetitiveness that we associate with minimalist music, but a repetitiveness due to the nature of percussion instruments. Los Angeles 90006 Magnolia is the site for interactive activities with over 200 neighborhood kids that will include playing music with the American Gamalan, building kites with rocket scientists, one-on-one reading programs, theater with the Kaiser Permanente Educational Theater Group, art projects and team sports. Los Angeles 90006 Magnolia is the site for interactive activities with over 200 neighborhood kids that will include playing music with the American Gamalan, building kites with rocket scientists, one-on-one reading programs, theater with the Kaiser Permanente Educational Theater Group, art projects and team sports. |
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