| 单词 | gamelan ensemble |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgamelan ensemble 1. A type of musical ensemble traditional to parts of Indonesia, esp. Java and Bali, and usually consisting mainly of tuned percussion instruments, with some woodwind and string ones; a set of such instruments together with the people playing them. Also more fully gamelan ensemble, gamelan orchestra. Also (occasionally) in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > company of instrumentalists > [noun] > orchestra > types of Philharmonic Orchestra1740 philharmonica1796 gamelan1816 chamber orchestra1880 symphony1926 palm court orchestra1942 youth orchestra1948 Phil1949 steel orchestra1952 sinfonietta1970 sinfonia1976 1816 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. Apr. 356/1 These dramatic exhibitions are accompanied by performances on the Gamelan, or musical instruments of the Javanese, of which there are several distinct sets. 1869 A. R. Wallace Malay Archipel. I. vii. 161 A native band or Gamelang, was playing almost all the evening. 1898 A. de Wit Facts & Fancies about Java 239 To the strains of the gamelan..they carry the garlanded sheaves to the house of the owner of the field. 1912 J. F. Scheltema Peeps at Many Lands Java x. 70 The angklong, frequently played together with the flute, may be called an imitation in bamboo of the gong portion of the gamelan. 1957 Musical Times 98 203/1 Its elaborate rhythms produce a paradoxically static effect, as in Balinese gamelan ensembles. 1965 New Statesman 10 Sept. 370/2 The wild music that Boulez scores for his gamelan orchestra of xylophones, harps, celesta, vibraphone, piano and multitudinous bells. 1994 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 19 Feb. Now practically every major university in the United States has its own gamelan orchestra. 2007 Guardian 7 Sept. (Film & Music section) 13/1 The core of the gamelan is a set of bronze percussion instruments. < as lemmas |
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