What is the difference between “loud-playing” and “soft-playing” Javanese gamelans? See list of “loud-playing” and “soft-playing” instruments in WOM, p. 307
What will be an ideal response?
• Loud-playing gamelans consist of instruments only (no voices) and are associated with noisy outdoor events (festivals, processions, and so on.). In loud-playing performance style only the drums and louder metal instruments are used.
• Soft-playing gamelans are associated with more intimate indoor events and involve singing. In soft-playing style these instruments play softly, and voices and "soft-playing" instruments are featured.
—Give two examples of loud-playing instruments and two examples of soft-playing instruments. (Examples of instruments may vary.)
• Gong ageng (largest hanging gong) and kendhang family of hand drums are examples of loud-playing instruments
• Gendèr panerus (metallophone in a higher octave) and the siter (smaller zither) are examples of soft-playing instruments.
—These two different performing styles relate to which basic music element?
• Loud- and soft-playing styles relate to dynamics—loudness levels, fixed and/or changing; dynamics is an essential element of any musical sound.
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