Wandres/Manik, Teruna Jaya (gamelan animated graphical score)

Teruna Jaya, by Pan Wandres and I Gede Manik, performed by the musicians of
STSI Denpasar, The National Institute of the Arts in Bali, Indonesia (led by I Wayan Berata). Recorded Jan. 22, 1992 by Wayne Vitale. Released on the CD, "Music of the Gamelan Gong Kebyar," Vital Records 401. Reproduced with permission of Vital Records, June 2021. This animated graphical score is based on Augustine Esterhammer-Fic's transcription of the recording.
FAQ
Q: Where can I get this recording and learn more about it?
A: Here:
www.vitalrecor...
Q: What are the instruments in this recording/video?
A: This page ...
www.musanim.com...
... lists the instruments and shows what shapes/colors represent them (and has other background on the piece).
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?
A: There are many ways you can support my work:
free: watch my videos, like them, and share them with friends
$$$: become a Patreon patron: / musanim (per-video/per-month)
!!!!: underwrite the production of a video: www.musanim.com...
Q: Could you please do a video of _______?
A: Please see this:
www.musanim.com...

[@esterhammerfic]

Stephen, thanks so much for working on this project with me! For those who want to learn more about what you're seeing, I have a video about the instruments and how we worked on the animation here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2rYZ52Oopmkgqc

[@stephenweigel]

Wow, what an absolutely stunning video! I wonder how common follow along videos are with gamelan music. Amazing work and I'm looking forward to checking out more of the material :)

[@smalin]

Gamelan music is seldom notated; it took a year or so to transcribe this one; I don't know of any others; I'm guessing they're pretty rare.

[@bodhi590]

This is beyond my imagination. Thank you for making this 🙏

[@davidwright8432]

This is going to take a lot of listens even to begin to follow what's happening! But well worth the effort. Many thanks both to players and transcribers.

[@jonnsmusich]

Speechless! Pick your own superlative...

[@Han-b5o3p]

Speechlessest

[@salernolake]

I first encountered gamelan during a trip to Indonesia in 1983, to view the solar eclipse over central Java. The local university student orchestra put on a gamelan performance with the dances associated with each piece. Javan gamelan is quite different from Balinese, but both are worthy of listening to. This video really illustrates the intricacies of the art form. Bravo to the creators of this video, and of course the musicians! 👋👋

[@letMeSayThatInIrish]

So precisely played, I though it might be some kind of machine until I read the description!l

[@smalin]

I recommend this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWm6p6eFf82JZrM

[@wirayudhabn]

Fantastic!

[@rdbury507]

I went to a gamelan concert in college and have been interested in the form ever since. I wasn't familiar with gamelon music at the time and it was a bit of shock to see players banging on instruments that looked like they'd be more at home in someone's kitchen than on a concert stage. There is no melody or harmony in the Western sense, but there are variations in tempo and what you might call "texture" to convey changes in mood. There's also a complex rhythmic relationship between different instruments, one instrument playing two beats for every one of another instrument, which in turn plays two beats for ever one of a third instrument, and so on. The graphical visualization helps makes those relationships clear, even if Western ears have a hard time picking them out.

[@foofaz5182]

You make it sound like they're playing on woks or sumn when majority of the instruments are slabs like a xylophone and the rest looks like gongs 😂

[@rdbury507]

@@foofaz5182 I'm thinking of the Bonang, Kenong, and similar instruments. There are other instruments as well, as you say. But when I first went to gamelan concert I didn't know what to expect, and those stood out to me as unlike anything I'd ever seen before, other than cookware at least.

[@foofaz5182]

@@rdbury507 ahh maybe you saw a Javanese gamelan in which case kettle gongs are more pronounced than Balinese.

[@rdbury507]

@@foofaz5182 Yes, it was Javanese that I saw the first time.

[@starbrown8912]

The most unique music in the world ❤❤ 🌍🌍 ❤❤

[@GuilhermeCarvalhoComposer]

Absolutely stunning stuff, and Esterhammer-Fic's video is a must-see as well.

[@esterhammerfic]

Thank you!

[@TheGloryofMusic]

This is Balinese gamelan. There is also Javanese, which can be very beautiful.

[@bayupermadiiputuvlog]

Woa, its amazing

[@smalin]

Be sure to check out this video (that shows how they do it): kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWm6p6eFf82JZrM

[@YouTubewaluyo247channel]

smalin, salam,semangat,sodaraku

[@smalin]

🙂

[@polypx]

This is brilliant!

[@polypx]

The little blue suling line kills me, it's so lonely.

[@ggnt]

Amazing

[@f4frodojerry]

Impressive!

[@yellowgorse3878]

Wow, that was epic, reminds me of Cages toy piano stuff and Icelandic band Mùm

[@Asa-xp8jd]

Personally the parallax effect adds a significant level of immersion to the visualization. Do you think you will experiment further with the third dimension?

[@smalin]

I’ve done many videos using this effect, and I have a separate channel with 3D videos (musanim3D).

[@sndsiwrite]

It hits the spot! (All percussion except maybe one or two horn or flute)

[@jdawg443]

I found it oddly very relaxing.

[@bsku0765]

Yooooo gamelan I've been trying to listen to it recently Any suggestions on cool pieces?

[@bsku0765]

Well that was overwhelming Amazing

[@smalin]

@bsku0765 @esterhammerfic, who transcribed the recording, made this video, which I recommend: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWm6p6eFf82JZrM

[@bsku0765]

@@smalin thanks

[@esterhammerfic]

​@@bsku0765try these pieces by Nyoman Windha kzbin.info/www/bejne/poK7lmOYe7-rh7Msi=6kM96kD6l-fX7uec

[@bsku0765]

​@@esterhammerficaye thanks

[@jameskubajak8489]

Can these performers play Debussy? His music is, after all, been inspired by gamelan music!

[@smalin]

Maybe, but not on this instrument, since his music uses more than five pitches per octave.

[@esterhammerfic]

I love Debussy, but Pagodes, which was inspired by Javanese gamelan, was written over ten years after hearing it. It's more of an abstract "impression" of what he remembered. It's not really structurally similar to gamelan, and as Stephen mentioned in his comment, this (and most other) instrument sets have 5 notes. Some newer ones have seven or more, but still not the combination of pitches he used. But if they had the notes, I'm sure Balinese players could play just about anything... kzbin.info/www/bejne/goebgZiDaLJ4mMksi=FsPE_owDJdr768f_

[@OscarMSmithMusic]

Check out the "Gamelan Debussy" album that adapted Debussy pieces for gamelan: kzbin.info/aero/PLRZ0nJnefgi3mUTRHCvxPffKhMb57bRVp&si=OmE6ALKsWkIfJGHN

[@esterhammerfic]

​@@OscarMSmithMusicOscar Smith with the hookup

[@keysanrimex]

Thi Balinese Song (gamelan)

[@ninadasilva1867]

Better than Beethoven's Grosse Fugue!

[@bsku0765]

Lies >:(

[@esterhammerfic]

They're both up there for me. Almost like they're both perfect but in different dimensions