Wednesday, April 16, 2014

The History of Indonesian Music

The History of Indonesian Music
By. Bayu Hermawan


Indonesian music, at the first time is affected by foreigners. The first foreigners are from the foreign religion, Hindu-Budha and Islam.Hindu-Budha used music for their Religion’s ritual and the otherside was developing for Palace’s music as an show and entertain. Gamelan music is a basic music of it, it was very famous in java. Javanese music is basicly branching from Gamelan music, majority of tradition music in java had a Gamelan music colour. Gamelan music itself was consist of five groups ; Balungan, Blimbingan, Pencon, Kendang, Pelengkap. At the other side, Islam also has their own music ways in Indonesia, their music majority is comsist of Gambus and Rebana. From that chase, so we know that Indonesian music have some music group’s of gambus until right now. As far as I know, Islam also have including their music style to their religion such as Rebana and Gambus.
The second foreigners are come from West’s People that had a adventure to the East Side, include Indonesia. Their also give a colour in Indonesian music at that time. They have also their own instrument, for example ; violin, cello, guitar,flute, and ukulele. So as long as time flow, Indonesian people may able to combine them to be Indonesian music itself. At first time, we have a Kroncong’s music as Indonesian music.

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