Gamelan
E22002
Gamelan is a traditional Indonesian ensemble music form, primarily from Java and Bali, featuring tuned percussion instruments such as metallophones, gongs, and drums played in intricate, interlocking patterns.
All labels observed (20)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Balinese gamelan | 4 |
| Gamelan canonical | 3 |
| Javanese gamelan music | 3 |
| Sundanese gamelan | 2 |
| gamelan degung | 2 |
| Cirebon gamelan | 1 |
| Gamelan Banjar | 1 |
| Gamelan degung | 1 |
| Gamelan gong kebyar | 1 |
| Gamelan pelog | 1 |
| Gamelan salendro | 1 |
| Gamelan wayang | 1 |
| Javanese court gamelan | 1 |
| Javanese gamelan | 1 |
| Surakarta gamelan style | 1 |
| gamelan | 1 |
| gamelan Lampung | 1 |
| gamelan family of instruments | 1 |
| gamelan orchestra | 1 |
| gendang beleq | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T174254 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Gamelan Context triple: [Indonesia, hasCulturalHeritage, Gamelan]
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A.
Wayang
Wayang is a traditional Indonesian theatrical art form, most famously involving intricately carved shadow puppets used to dramatize epic stories and moral tales.
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B.
Batik
Batik is a traditional Indonesian textile art characterized by intricate patterns created through a wax-resist dyeing technique.
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C.
Audion
Audion is an early triode vacuum tube invented by Lee de Forest that enabled the amplification of electrical signals and was crucial to the development of radio and electronics.
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D.
Bhinneka Tunggal Ika
Bhinneka Tunggal Ika is the national motto of Indonesia, expressing the principle of unity in diversity among the country’s many ethnic, cultural, and religious groups.
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E.
Gondi
Gondi is a Dravidian language spoken primarily by the Gondi people in central India, especially across parts of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and neighboring regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Gamelan Target entity description: Gamelan is a traditional Indonesian ensemble music form, primarily from Java and Bali, featuring tuned percussion instruments such as metallophones, gongs, and drums played in intricate, interlocking patterns.
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A.
Wayang
Wayang is a traditional Indonesian theatrical art form, most famously involving intricately carved shadow puppets used to dramatize epic stories and moral tales.
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B.
Batik
Batik is a traditional Indonesian textile art characterized by intricate patterns created through a wax-resist dyeing technique.
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C.
Audion
Audion is an early triode vacuum tube invented by Lee de Forest that enabled the amplification of electrical signals and was crucial to the development of radio and electronics.
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D.
Bhinneka Tunggal Ika
Bhinneka Tunggal Ika is the national motto of Indonesia, expressing the principle of unity in diversity among the country’s many ethnic, cultural, and religious groups.
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E.
Gondi
Gondi is a Dravidian language spoken primarily by the Gondi people in central India, especially across parts of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and neighboring regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indonesian culture
ⓘ
musical ensemble ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Bali
ⓘ
Java ⓘ |
| characteristicFeature |
colotomic structure
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cyclical form ⓘ heterophonic texture ⓘ interlocking patterns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
court music
ⓘ
dance accompaniment ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ theatrical performances ⓘ Wayang ⓘ
surface form:
wayang kulit
|
| hasStyle |
Gamelan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Balinese gamelan
Gamelan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Gamelan degung
Gamelan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Gamelan gong kebyar
Gamelan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Gamelan pelog
Gamelan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Gamelan salendro
Gamelan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Gamelan wayang
Gamelan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Javanese gamelan
Gamelan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sundanese gamelan
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| influenced |
Claude Debussy
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John Cage ⓘ Lou Harrison ⓘ minimalist music ⓘ |
| materialOfInstruments |
bamboo
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bronze ⓘ iron ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| notableLocation |
Bali
ⓘ
Java ⓘ
surface form:
Central Java
Surakarta ⓘ Yogyakarta ⓘ |
| performedBy | gamelan ensemble ⓘ |
| primaryPerformancePractice | group performance ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | intangible cultural heritage in Indonesia ⓘ |
| typicalEnsembleSize | large ensemble ⓘ |
| typicalLeader | drummer ⓘ |
| typicalTempoControl | kendang player ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
bonang
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celempung ⓘ drum ⓘ gambang ⓘ gender ⓘ gong ⓘ gong ageng ⓘ kendang ⓘ kenong ⓘ kethuk ⓘ metallophone ⓘ rebab ⓘ saron ⓘ slenthem ⓘ suling ⓘ vocalists ⓘ |
| usesScale |
pelog
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slendro ⓘ |
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Subject: Gamelan Description of subject: Gamelan is a traditional Indonesian ensemble music form, primarily from Java and Bali, featuring tuned percussion instruments such as metallophones, gongs, and drums played in intricate, interlocking patterns.
Referenced by (29)
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