Udan Mas
Udan Mas (sometimes written Hudan Mas, the name means "Golden Rain") is a composition for
encore
. It is often one of the pieces students learn early in their studies.
The piece can be played in a wide variety of
ladrang, with related balungan
.
The recording of the piece on Javanese Court Gamelan, possibly the most famous, is in pélog pathet barang and has a lancaran structure.
cadence
contours in its variation in different pathet.
Hujan Mas, which also means "Golden Rain" in modern
kebyar
style.
References
- Brown, Robert E. Notes to Java: Court Gamelan. Reissued edition. New York: Nonesuch 79719–2, 2003.
- Hood, Mantle. The Nuclear Theme as a Determinant of Patet in Javanese Music. New York: Da Capo, 1977. Pages 185-187 and 243–244.
External links
- Transcription of balungan and bonang parts
- Recordings of Pura Pakualaman gamelan and University of Wisconsin–Madison gamelan
