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TERMS AND PRINCIPLES
In both gamelan ani^degung, while the goong note is obviously marked by the
goong, the kenong note is not marked in any way. However, the kempul (?)
generally marks out the goong phrase as follows:
[ P . P . P P P G ]
In tembang Sunda there is no goong or kempul. Kacapi players tend to say
"goong" to refer to any important destination pitch marked by a bass string.
Thus they would call the midpoint of Kulu-kulu Bern a goong rather than a
kenong. However, they would not dream of ending anywhere other than on the
final bem/4.
Because a patokan may operate at different levels, there are different ways
of writing it down. The most succinct way of indicating the patokan of Kulukulu
Bern would be 2 (4).
2'1'3 Four common types of sekar alit
i)
Kulu-kulu Bern is an example of the very simplest type of sekar alit, which
consists of only one goong phrase. Other examples are
Kulu-kulu Barang-^ 4 (1)
Kulu-kulu Kenong^ 5 (2)
Also in this family are pieces which have the same two notes as those above,
but the other way around, such as
Cangkurileung