Worldmusic Components in IB
MLI - Musical Link Investigation & Question 3 in Listening Paper
MLI https://ibpublishing.ibo.org/live-exist/rest/app/tsm.xql?doc=d_6_music_gui_0902_2_e&part=3&chapter=4
A: Musical cultures, examples and links 3
B: Analysis and comparison of musical elements 5
C: Musical terminology 4
D: Organization and presentation 3
E: Overall impression 4
MLI - Musical Link Investigation & Question 3 in Listening Paper
MLI https://ibpublishing.ibo.org/live-exist/rest/app/tsm.xql?doc=d_6_music_gui_0902_2_e&part=3&chapter=4
A: Musical cultures, examples and links 3
B: Analysis and comparison of musical elements 5
C: Musical terminology 4
D: Organization and presentation 3
E: Overall impression 4
Musical Characteristics we can find in some Southeast Asian Cultures
Instruments of a Central Javanese Gamelan
cyclic forms
https://www.thomasmanhart.com/sota-y56-mlimic
https://www.thomasmanhart.com/sota-y56-mlimic
tempo changes (often tempo lavels)
in Gamelan : Irama (make lecture notes)
in Thai:
in Gamelan : Irama (make lecture notes)
in Thai:
tempo level changes in Thai music
stratified heterophonie
polyphonic with a leading line; important is here that you know the dependence of patters from one leading line, e.g. elaboration is dependent on the main melody (balungan)
polyphonic with a leading line; important is here that you know the dependence of patters from one leading line, e.g. elaboration is dependent on the main melody (balungan)
binary relationships
following a hierarchy of instruments, the most important often lowest plays the least (gong), all others play multiples of 2, in gamelan no irregular rhythms
following a hierarchy of instruments, the most important often lowest plays the least (gong), all others play multiples of 2, in gamelan no irregular rhythms
hierarchy of instruments
usually from lowest to highest, largest to smallest, sometimes with religious or spiritual value
guided improvisation
not totally free; players learn a selection of pattern possible and can choose according to rules of appropriateness which one to play or to vary from cycle to cycle
drone ? obligato ?
sustained gong tone as drone? Debussy uses it as organ point. In gamelan no, more part of the hierarchy topic.
Obligato ... in drum, must be shown at a significant example, e.g. lancaran or bubaran
end of song / cycle indication
because no conductor; drummer indicates 1) coming to end of a phrase / keening or gong cycle 2) coming to the end of the song = suwuk
here my entire lecture on SEA music