slenthem

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The slenthem is a low-pitched metallophone with bronze keys used in Javanese gamelan ensembles to provide a sustained, foundational melody line.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
slenthem canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gamelan instrument ⓘ
metallophone ⓘ
musical instrument ⓘ
associatedWith Javanese culture ⓘ
belongsTo gamelan family of instruments ⓘ
linked to: Gamelan
classification idiophone ⓘ
contrastsWith higher-pitched metallophones ⓘ
hasComponent bronze keys ⓘ
hasFunction provides foundational melody line ⓘ
provides sustained tone ⓘ
hasMaterial bronze ⓘ
hasPitch low-pitched ⓘ
originatesFrom Java ⓘ
playedWith mallet ⓘ
playsRoleIn balungan melody ⓘ
region Central Java ⓘ
linked to: Java

East Java ⓘ
relatedTo demung ⓘ
gender ⓘ
saron ⓘ
soundProducedBy struck keys ⓘ
tunedIn pelog tuning system ⓘ
slendro tuning system ⓘ
typicalEnsemble Javanese court gamelan ⓘ
linked to: Gamelan

Javanese village gamelan ⓘ
usedFor accompaniment ⓘ
ensemble performance ⓘ
usedIn Javanese gamelan ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gamelan → usesInstrument → slenthem ⓘ