Slendro
A tuning system of five tones spaced in near-equal steps across the octave, heard as open and even.
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Terms, definitions, context, variants, usage examples, and references from diverse East Javanese cultural communities.
Slenthem
A metallophone of thin bronze bars suspended over tuned tube resonators, sounding an octave below the saron with a sustained, soft tone.
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Suling
An end-blown bamboo ring flute, which floats free of the ensemble pulse and fills the spaces in the melody.
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Tanean Lanjhang
A Madurese extended-family settlement pattern in which houses are arranged lengthwise around a shared courtyard.
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Tata Krama
A system of etiquette, unggah-ungguh, and social behaviour emphasizing respect and social harmony.
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Topeng Malangan
The carved wooden mask of the Malang tradition, whose colour, brow and mouth fix the character before the dancer has moved.
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Umak
The second person pronoun, from kamu reversed.
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Wayang Topeng Malangan
The masked dance-drama of Malang: episodes of the Panji cycle performed by dancers in carved wooden masks, accompanied by gamelan and narrated by a dhalang.
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