Different pulses and rhythmic figures are eventually added to reach a more dissonant climax, where crashinggamelan-type sounds depict the chaos of the title.
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Thegamelanplayers all seemed to be men but there was a woman singer with the group.
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The sound of thesegamelanorchestras has planted itself indelibly in my memory.
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Overall, the sound was more like that of agamelan(an extremely simplegamelan) than anything else.
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A brief melodic introduction heralds the entry of the fullgamelanand develops into a major section establishing the musical material.
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Agamelan-style section - harps, xylophones and marimba - played a key role, and a recurring theme, first heard on oboes and clarinets, supplied signposts amid the score's raucous activity.
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The dance is typically accompanied by agamelanensemble of bamboo instruments called agamelanjoged bumbung.
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Musicians performing a musical ensemble, probably the early form ofgamelan.
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Americangamelanbuilders used all sorts of materials including aluminum, tin cans, car hubcaps, steel, antique milk-strainers, etc.
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This form ofgamelanuses a 7-tone scale and cymbals (called ceng-ceng) but no keys.
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This corresponds to the view thatgamelanmusic is heterophonic: the "balungan" is then the melody which is being elaborated.
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The gerong generally sings in distinct sections of agamelancomposition.
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Frequently gamelans will have more than one gong suwukan, for different ending notes, and different pathet.
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A few gamelans include a gong suwukan 3 as well.
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It is thought that this contributes to the very busy and shimmering sound ofgamelanensembles.
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