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Listen to a complete piece of Gamelan music called Kibogiro. The structure of the piece
is shown below. After a short introduction, (BUKA), the piece is made up of a number of
cycles, each cycle contains 5 variations of the core melody (BALUNGAN) shown by the
letters A1, A2, B1, B2 and C, each lasting 16 beats.
Cycle
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th

A1
(16 beats)
A1
(16 beats)
A1
(16 beats)
A1
(16 beats)
A1
(16 beats)

INTRODUCTION (BUKA)
A2
B1
B2
(16 beats)
(16 beats)
(16 beats)
A2
B1
B2
(16 beats)
(16 beats)
(16 beats)
A2
B1
B2
(16 beats)
(16 beats)
(16 beats)
A2
B1
B2
(16 beats)
(16 beats)
(16 beats)
A2
B1
B2
(16 beats)
(16 beats)
(16 beats)

C
(16 beats)
C
(16 beats)
C
(16 beats)
C
(16 beats)
C
(16 beats)

1. In which cycle does the TEMPO of the music speed up? (circle your answer)
1

2. In which SECTION, A, B or C does it suddenly slow down? (circle your answer)

A

3. How would you describe the TEMPO of the main part of the piece? (circle your
answer)
Very slow

Slow

Moderate

Fast

Very Fast

4. How does the piece end? (circle your answer)

It fades out

It just stops after C

There is a pause and then everyone plays the same note

5. What sort of instruments play the core melody?

6. What instrument signals the changes of speed to the other performers?

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