Guide to Sundanese Music - Free EBooks Library
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POLA<br />
P.S.<br />
PUPUH<br />
BEBAB<br />
EINCIK<br />
EUMPAKA<br />
SALfiNDRO<br />
SARON<br />
SAWILET<br />
SAWILET SATENGAH<br />
SEKAR AGEUNG<br />
SEKAR ALIT<br />
SENGGAK<br />
SfiNGGOL<br />
GLOSSARY<br />
Pattern or model. If a vocal melody is "dipola" , it<br />
means it is a pre-existing tune, as opposed <strong>to</strong> an<br />
improvised one.<br />
Pronounced "pe es". Short for "gamelan pelog/salendro".<br />
Javanese verse forms. The ones used for the lyrics of<br />
<strong>Sundanese</strong> songs are Kinanti, Sinom, Asmarandana and<br />
Dangdanggula.<br />
A two-stringed fiddle.<br />
In gamelan salendro/pelog, a small bonang pitched an<br />
octave higher, ie Javanese bonang panerus. Also<br />
sometimes short for kacapi rincik.<br />
A song lyric in any verse form.<br />
A tuning in which the five notes are almost equally<br />
spaced at intervals of around 240 cents. Similar <strong>to</strong><br />
Javanese slendro.<br />
a) in gamelan salendro/pelog: 7-note metallophone.<br />
= Javanese saron.<br />
b) in gamelan degung = peking.<br />
= 1 wilet (see wilet)<br />
= If wilet = 1 wilet kendor = a slow 1 wilet or a fast<br />
2 wilet (see wilet)<br />
Literally "large piece". Larger scale forms in both<br />
gamelan salendro/pelog and gamelan degung, which are<br />
usually based on a melody, as opposed <strong>to</strong> a framework of<br />
destination pitches.<br />
Literally "small piece". Small scale forms in both<br />
gamelan salendro/pelog and gamelan degung, which are<br />
usually based on a framework of destination pitches.<br />
Rhythmic cries, hoots, animal noises, shouts of<br />
encouragement, heckling and so on by gamelan musicians.<br />
a) A style of melody: eg senggol kaleran = melody in the<br />
style of the North coast<br />
b) (sometimes) a whole melody: eg "how did that senggol<br />
go ?" = "how did that melody go ?"<br />
c) a melodic turn of phrase<br />
d) a melodic ornament<br />
Not an exact synonym for Javanese cengkok, but covering<br />
similar ground, and at least as elusive <strong>to</strong> define.<br />
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