When I first heard this, it sounded a bit chaotic. The more I listen to it though, the more I've come to appreciate how complex and insanely difficult it would be to perform something like this. These musicians are extremely talented. Thank you for sharing this and thanks to the two groups for allowing the footage of their performance to be shared here on RU-vid.
@@8Zk3 when I first heard it too, my ear couldn't make sense of it. The same with other complex music like jazz: jazz solos used to sound very random to me because my ear couldn't keep up
I fell in love with this music especially after playing in an ensemble under Pak Nyoman Wenten and this video has helped me flesh out my knowledge of the terminology a lot! Edit: if anyone has any tips on practicing Sangsih, I will be eternally grateful
@@btat16 Pak Wenten is the man! I usually practice sangsih by recording the polos on my phone (at a slow tempo) and then listening in headphones while I play the sangsih
@@esterhammerfic Your recording trick is doing amazing! I recorded the Polous at various speeds and am practicing Sangsih at the Cantilan right now. With it being my own recording, I can’t blame anyone else for speeding up or slowing down lol. Thanks so much!
Great video! Really helped me with a research/experimenting with music project I'm doing for school. My plan is to make a Gamelan version of Everything in its right place by Radiohead :)) All the animations, midi representations, layering really made it easy to understand and engaging.
saya yakin orang Indonesia sendiri gak akan bisa menjelaskan hal seperti ini dengan detail dan mudah di mengerti😂, mungkin hanya dengan kata paham saja gak cukup
Thank you for making this video! I am using it as a reference in my Akira themed sound design course :D I really appreciate all of the effort and I know my students' brains will MELT and ooze out their ears when they click your link ;)
@@illGatesMusic thanks for the message! I was hoping it would be an ideal video for a classroom introduction, so I hope they enjoy! My other video about the work Teruna Jaya is also good for understanding the full orchestration of Balinese gamelan 🙏👍
Thank you for this. Gamelan is my favourite kind of music, and I enjoy it for the mathematics hidden within it. This video is better than top tier information for the curious.
That's a relief to hear because I'm very self-conscious about my Indonesian/Balinese pronunciation. I did so many takes to try to sound correct! Your comment makes me feel better about it 🙏
@@cray56 Thanks so much, I'm happy to help a fellow gamelan fanatic! If you like that, you might also like this video I did: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Q9u6jXm4qLE.htmlsi=fIS9KvWaqnMTjJ9t
Halo, saya Gilbert Tobing. Saya mahasiswa Batak di Yogyakarta, yang baru-baru ini mempelajari Karawitan Jawa. Berkat video ini saya dapat menemukan komparasi yang baik antara Bali dan Jawa serta menyemangati diri saya untuk belajar lebih lagi tentang musik Nusantara.
@@lbn_TbNG terimakasih banyak Gilbert! Saya senang lihat banyak orang orang di Indonesia suka video saya dan belajar sedikit tentang musik ini :) Sekarang saya akhirnya di Bali dan Sulawesi untuk beberapa proyek, dan saya berharap pergi ke Java juga suatu hari nanti
hi im from bali. i use "sample logic gamelan" in fl studio to make gamelan like this, so complete instrument and really good sound quality, even it providing "ombak" feature. please try it to make more gamelan using it. bcs I think a part of people in bali also need any visual to learn gamelan, when it makes easier to understand the tempo and the pattern, especially for me. so i hope in future you will make more of video about gamelan . thankyou so much😁👏
I am quite familiar with gamelan music and love it's many styles and nuances, and I also use many gamelan samples in my own music compositions, but WOW, your explanation and the demos really makes me appreciate even more, not only the instruments themselves, but also the level of skill and memory needed for this intricate and at times bewildering art form, especially with the speed some of the pieces are played at. Mesmerising. Augustine, your dedication to put this video together is epic and greatly appreciated. . . Makasih Banyak. . .
Wow great video, I know this consume a lot of time, but the result was Great, Thank you Augustine fro bring high quality content about Balinese Gambelan, Subcribed👍
Hello ! I'm in awe, what an incredible work ! Would it be possible to share the MIDI file (even in its "raw" form with just the MIDI channels and notes) ? I'm eager to study gamelan composition and i think having the MIDI file of a classic piece may aid me greatly. At any rate, have a nice day !
One of the best videos I’ve ever seen on the subject of Balinese music and how the patterns are woven together. I am just back from Bali to attend IMEX2024 and heard a few gamelan ensembles as well as other groups that are integrating traditional percussion. I also visited the Tari gong factory - incredible! And had a quick gamelan lesson at Puri Lukisan. But blown away by your work - thank you so much!
I guessed you must have been there to study before! You will love it! I have some Bali contacts - shall I forward them to you? Will you also visit Australia?
@@michaelaskill1526 with a short schedule I won't be able to stop in Australia, but sure I'd love some contacts! My Instagram or fb, both under my same name, is a good place to reach me
Dear Augustine, thank you so much for this documentary! I have a question, are there still pieces played from the Bali royal courts? When the music was more slow/refined? then after the 1910 period? Can I find them on RU-vid? Greetings from Holland.
I'm Indonesian and javanese, I a musician and I want to learn balinese gamelan and searched "balinese gamelan" and I didn't expect to get this knowledge from non Indonesian but thankyou so much
Thanks Palmer! Sometimes I like to include humor to keep people engaged but I'm never exactly sure how people will feel about it, I'm glad to hear that you relate!
You did a fantastic job! And I'm so glad that you chose Teruna Jaya, not only one of the great classics of Balinese music but, in my opinion, one of the great classics of music, period! And thanks to Stephen Malinowski for developing the software and for helping you with the synch. I have my own transcription of gangsas, penyacah, jublag, jegogan, and gongs into Western notation, from having learned it at Gamelan Sekar Jaya (from I Nyoman Windha, my first teacher, and the ugal player on this recording) and played it (under Windha's direction and also under the late I Wayan Suweca, the kendang player here -- and with Wayne Vitale). But I have no transcription of the reong, which I never played (I could MAYBE get it from a slowed down recording) and definitely NOTHING of the kendang -- which I'm not sure could even be done from a recording by anyone who was not a kendang player. Thank you for all the dedicated work you did learning kendang from the video ... and the unbelievable work of this entire project! It's a real treasure! My only lament is that it's not possible to watch your beautiful video and *simultaneously* watch the beautiful dance which this is the music for -- one of the great classics of dance! (Maybe one of these days someone will notate the dance either in Labanotation or Benesh notation -- just to have it as a record, not for the viewing pleasure which your animation provides.) Thanks again for your incredible effort, and congratulations on such a wonderful contribution to the world of music!!!
Thank you! Wow thats amazing, Nyoman Windha is a real legend and one of my favorite composers. (Pak Suweca is of course a legend as well). Wayne is great, I haven't had the pleasure to meet him in person but he was super helpful and generous on this project. And thanks for recognizing the amount of work -- as a newbie to transcription, the reong and kendang represented a real challenge. I felt like the closer I was getting, the more errors I could see. Glad you enjoyed it!
