Monday, April 27, 2015

A Xylophone of a Gamelan Ensemble

                                       Attribution: Fir0002/Flagstaffotos (CC-BY-NC)
Image1: A Xylophone-like gambang part of a Gamelan Ensemble (here)

                                                                                      Attribution: Jocelyn Gonzales
Image2 : An American Lady knocking at the gambang. This is the Son of Lion, an
American gamelan in Manhattan, New York (here)

Note: Gamelan is traditional ensemble music of Java and Bali in Indonesia, made up predominantly of percussive instruments. The most common instruments are metallophones played by mallets as well as a set of hand played drums called gendang which register the beat. Other instruments include xylophones, bamboo flutes, bowed instrument called rebab and gongs - Wiki

X is for Xylophone
A Tanka

 Slow rendition that
floats with monotonous beats
supported by gongs
xylophones rebabs and flutes
mesmerizing to dreamers


For A  to Z April Challenge  - X and
Marian's hosting at Real Toad's Tuesday Platform
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21 comments:

  1. nashvillecats2April 28, 2015 at 12:15 AM

    Good choice for the letter X Hank. Good write.
    Yvonne.

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  2. MarianApril 28, 2015 at 3:53 AM

    I would love to hear what they are playing!
    This is wonderful. X is such a bear, so many harsh words, and you've done well and gently with yours.

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    1. kaykualaApril 28, 2015 at 3:59 AM

      Thanks Marian! Yes, you can have your wish, Ma'am! Just google for Gamelan and click on any YouTube link. There are so many of them even American ones!

      Hank

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  3. Bastet's Waka LibraryApril 28, 2015 at 3:54 AM

    A perfect tanka and great use of the letter X .. bravo!

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  4. Gillena CoxApril 28, 2015 at 4:35 AM

    lovely musical piece; thanks for sharing the photos, i
    had not seen these instruments before

    much love...

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  5. RomiApril 28, 2015 at 4:51 AM

    I've heard of Gamelan, but I've never had a close look at the musical instruments used in it. Thank you for sharing the photos.
    I like your tanka, too.

    An A-to-Z participant
    Letters from the Land of Cherry Blossoms

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  6. Pat HattApril 28, 2015 at 5:12 AM

    Bet they have a nice beat as they play all as one

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  7. colleenApril 28, 2015 at 5:47 AM

    Nice symphony of meter!

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  8. Sanaa RizviApril 28, 2015 at 5:49 AM

    This is absolutely marvelous..! :D

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  9. ~Sia McKye~April 28, 2015 at 6:55 AM

    We had fun, when I was in grade school, with Xylaphones and we did some world of music. My teacher had been stationed in Asia and thought it would be fun for us to have a project where we made percussion type boards and played something. :-)

    Sia McKye Over Coffee

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  10. brudbergApril 28, 2015 at 7:34 AM

    Xylophone.. there is some magic in that music.. love it.

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  11. Maude LynnApril 28, 2015 at 8:37 AM

    Pretty tanka, Hank!

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  12. LauraApril 28, 2015 at 9:35 AM

    I can imagine swaying to the music Hank.

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  13. Alex J. CavanaughApril 28, 2015 at 11:21 AM

    I learned something today!

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  14. XmasDollyApril 28, 2015 at 12:30 PM

    What a wonderful way to display a Post about a xylophone, and read about so many things I didn't know about the instrument. I guess you learn something new every day don't you? hehehe Thanks for sharing. :)

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  15. Susie ClevengerApril 28, 2015 at 12:58 PM

    Goodness, I don't think I've read a poem about a xylophone. Very creative

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  16. Holy Ghost WriterApril 28, 2015 at 4:43 PM

    Never knew that. Such a variety of instruments

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  17. Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 28, 2015 at 5:39 PM

    Thank you for this sweet reminder. I loved the gamelan music when I used to visit Indonesia in the seventies.

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  18. EllaApril 28, 2015 at 8:44 PM

    Nicely, done!

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  19. UnknownApril 29, 2015 at 10:48 AM

    I like the rhythm that accompanies the text.

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  20. grapelingApril 29, 2015 at 8:00 PM

    I've seen gamelan before, it's an impressive feat ~

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