Traditional Asian Theater Wayang Kulit GRADE 8 Quarter 4 Music 8 Lesson 1
Learning Competency: identifies musical characteristics of selected Asian musical theater through video films or live performances; (MU8TH-IVa-g1z) explains the distinguishing characteristics of representative Asian musical theater.
EL GAMMA PENUMBRA
Process Questions: What did you observed on the video?
WAYANG KULIT
Shadow Puppet Theater is a well-known Indonesian theater popular not only in their own country but spread in several countries around the world. Wayang Kulit in central java is one of the oldest continuous traditions of storytelling in the world which includes the use of puppet materials and background musical accompaniment to make it interesting to the audience.
The audience is the most important person in Wayang Kulit performance. The “ Dalang ” prepares all the materials used like the cloth and the light for the shadow. The Performance
Elements of Performance
Elements of Performance
Elements of Performance
Elements of Performance
Elements of Performance
Elements of Performance https://youtu.be/n3Lb3uFsqyg?si=nILl2O8RtpgoHPRj
The puppeteer is called the “ Dalang ”. He is characterized by his being creative, humorous and flexible. He manipulates the puppets, sings and taps out the signals to the orchestra. He also speaks the parts of all the characters. The use of voice interchanged is the main ability of a dalang to give more life to a different character. The Dalang
A Gamelan ensemble is comprised mainly by bronze percussion instruments augmented by other percussion instruments, strings, and a flute. A full Javanese gamelan ensemble consists of: The Music: Gamelan
SARONG – xylophone of heavy bronze bars GENDER – bronze xylophone with resonance chambers beneath The Music: Gamelan
BONANG – set of bronze bowls GONG & KEMPUL – hanging gongs The Music: Gamelan
KENONG & KETUK – single inverted bronze bowl The Music: Gamelan
GAMBANG – wooden xylophone REBAB – two stringed fiddle The Music: Gamelan
SULING – flute KENDANG – horizontal drum beat with the fingers on both ends The Music: Gamelan
TJELEMPUNG – a zither or thirteen double strings. The Music: Gamelan
Process Questions: How does Wayang Kulit communicate tales of everyday social and cultural relevance and interest? What musical characteristics are visible in the video performance in wayang kulit ? What are the music and instruments used in wayang kulit ? What are the characteristics of the characters in wayang kulit ?
Direction : Complete the sentence by filling in with the correct information. Choose your answer from the box. Sentence Completion: SULUK DALANG BRONZE STAGE GAMELAN
SULUK DALANG BRONZE STAGE GAMELAN In Wayang Kulit the _______ sings the mood songs at regular intervals during the performance. ______ never accompanied by the full ______ ensemble. The major dramatic function of gamelan music is to accompany ______ action. Gamelan ensemble is composed mainly of _______ percussion instruments.