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单词 gamelan
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Definition of gamelan in English:

gamelan

noun ˈɡaməlanˈɡaməˌlan
  • A traditional instrumental ensemble in Java and Bali, including many bronze percussion instruments.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Each gamelan has its own tuning, preventing instruments from being interchanged from one gamelan to another.
    • It sounds great, too, with an on-stage gamelan orchestra.
    • I will never, for the rest of my life, be bored as long as there are gamelans and players around.
    • The show is usually accompanied by a small gamelan (musical ensemble).
    • Singers, both solo and in chorus, are frequently an important part of the gamelan and the ensemble is controlled by the kendang player, who signals changes of speed, mood, and music.
    • Debussy was among those who heard them, and began a tradition of transforming the gamelan into concert music.
    • She last saw the Prince on Monday when he visited the Royal College and played a gamelan, a traditional Indonesian instrument.
    • He built several gamelans (Indonesian percussion orchestras) and composed extensively for them.
    • The instruments of the gamelan produce unique sounds which accompany almost all traditional and religious ceremonies in Bali.
    • The University of Pittsburgh Music Department offers classes in gamelan and African music and dance as part of its program in Ethnomusicology.
    • Instead of being accompanied by a traditional gamelan orchestra, the dance was accompanied by the Erwin Gutawa Orchestra along with a choir.
    • The gamelan of Bali in particular attracted him, as it had Debussy and Ravel, with its sharp contrasts of rippling color and percussive blows.
    • As a VSO in Indonesia in the 1970s, I found that a state-sponsored ‘new opera’ had been created using puppets and the music of the gamelan.
    • The gamelan structure therefore provides an excellent scene for musical and cultural socialization.
    • He went to the 14 th-century Panataran Temple in Blitar, East Java but found little that could tell him more about gamelan, a musical instrument claimed to be indigenous to the Javanese.
    • Some 40 people, most of them children, practice Balinese traditional dances and the gamelan at his workshop and home.
    • It is performed by a simplified gamelan orchestra blending soft-sounding percussion instruments with the melancholy sounds of a flute.
    • A large proportion of Sundanese music is performed on gamelans, sets of bronze or iron instruments supported by carved wooden racks.
    • The gamelan instruments were placed on supports high enough for Western musicians to play without having to sit cross-legged.
    • In Legong Keraton, as in much Balinese dance, the movement is closely associated with the intricate rhythms produced by the gamelan ensemble.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Javanese.

 
 

Definition of gamelan in US English:

gamelan

nounˈɡaməˌlan
  • A traditional instrumental ensemble of Indonesia, typically including many bronze percussion instruments.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The gamelan instruments were placed on supports high enough for Western musicians to play without having to sit cross-legged.
    • It sounds great, too, with an on-stage gamelan orchestra.
    • The University of Pittsburgh Music Department offers classes in gamelan and African music and dance as part of its program in Ethnomusicology.
    • Debussy was among those who heard them, and began a tradition of transforming the gamelan into concert music.
    • It is performed by a simplified gamelan orchestra blending soft-sounding percussion instruments with the melancholy sounds of a flute.
    • The instruments of the gamelan produce unique sounds which accompany almost all traditional and religious ceremonies in Bali.
    • He built several gamelans (Indonesian percussion orchestras) and composed extensively for them.
    • The gamelan of Bali in particular attracted him, as it had Debussy and Ravel, with its sharp contrasts of rippling color and percussive blows.
    • Instead of being accompanied by a traditional gamelan orchestra, the dance was accompanied by the Erwin Gutawa Orchestra along with a choir.
    • She last saw the Prince on Monday when he visited the Royal College and played a gamelan, a traditional Indonesian instrument.
    • Each gamelan has its own tuning, preventing instruments from being interchanged from one gamelan to another.
    • The show is usually accompanied by a small gamelan (musical ensemble).
    • Singers, both solo and in chorus, are frequently an important part of the gamelan and the ensemble is controlled by the kendang player, who signals changes of speed, mood, and music.
    • The gamelan structure therefore provides an excellent scene for musical and cultural socialization.
    • As a VSO in Indonesia in the 1970s, I found that a state-sponsored ‘new opera’ had been created using puppets and the music of the gamelan.
    • I will never, for the rest of my life, be bored as long as there are gamelans and players around.
    • A large proportion of Sundanese music is performed on gamelans, sets of bronze or iron instruments supported by carved wooden racks.
    • He went to the 14 th-century Panataran Temple in Blitar, East Java but found little that could tell him more about gamelan, a musical instrument claimed to be indigenous to the Javanese.
    • Some 40 people, most of them children, practice Balinese traditional dances and the gamelan at his workshop and home.
    • In Legong Keraton, as in much Balinese dance, the movement is closely associated with the intricate rhythms produced by the gamelan ensemble.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Javanese.

 
 
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