Music of Bali

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Music of Indonesia: Topics
Gamelan
Timeline and samples
Genres	Classical- Kecak - Kecapi suling - Tembang sunda - Pop - Dangdut - Hip hop - Kroncong - Gambang kromong - Gambus - Jaipongan - Langgam jawa - Pop Batak - Pop Minang - Pop Sunda - Qasidah modern - Rock - Tapanuli ogong - Tembang jawa
Gamelan	Angklung - Beleganjur - Degung - Gambang - Gong gede - Gong kebyar - Jegog - Joged bumbung - Salendro - Selunding - Semar pegulingan
Regional scenes
Bali - Borneo - Java - Moluccan Islands - Papua - Sulawesi - Sumatra - Sunda

Bali is an Indonesian island that shares in the gamelan and various other Indonesian musical styles. Bali, however, has its own techniques and styles, including kecak, a form of singing that imitates the sound of monkeys. In addition, the island is home to several unique kinds of gamelan, including the gamelan jegog, gamelan gong gede, gamelan gambang, gamelan selunding and gamelan semar pegulingan, the cremation music angklung and the processional music bebonangan. Modern popular styles include gamelan gong kebyar, dance music which developed during the Dutch occupation and 1950s era joged bumbung, another popular dance style.

[edit] Characteristics

Balinese music can be compared to Javanese music, especially that of the pre-Islamic. During that time, Javanese tonal systems were imported to Bali.

Balinese gamelan, a form of Indonesian classical music, is louder, swifter and more aggressive than Javanese music. Balinese gamelan also features more archaic instrumentation than modern Javanese gamelans. Balinese instruments include bronze and bamboo xylophones. Gongs and a number of gong chimes, are used, such as the solo instrument trompong, and a variety of percussion instruments like cymbals, bells, drums and the anklung (a bamboo rattle). There are two sizes of bamboo flutes, both used in theatrical music, and a rebab (two-stringed spike fiddle).