Event overview
The Goldsmiths Gamelan Group will perform traditional and popular pieces on the Sundanese gamelan degung orchestra from West Java.
Third year students on the BMus music programmes will perform enchanting music from the Sunda region of Indonesia on the gamelan degung orchestra. Gamelan degung is a gamelan orchestra unique to the Sundanese people of West Java. It is thought to have developed during the last century from an older ceremonial gamelan called goong renteng. Originally, it was performed for the entertainment of the local aristocracy at the courts of Sundanese regents (bupati), the local Indonesian rulers under the Dutch. Since Indonesian independence, however, the music performed by degung has become increasingly popularized. Nowadays, it is often played at wedding receptions, and since the late 1980s it has enjoyed commercial success.
This concert includes both older degung klasik pieces, which used to be played in the courts, and more recent popular songs. Most of the concert uses the pelog tuning, although the sorog tuning is used for the final piece. As well as gamelan degung, the performance will include some delicate pieces on the Sundanese zither (kacapi) and bamboo flute (suling) performed by Barley Norton and Jasmine Hornabrook.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2016 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm |
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