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'''Slendro''' is a [[tuning system]] used in [[Indonesian]] gamelan music. It provides an octave-repeating pentatonic [[scale]], although [[stretched and compressed tuning|octaves are usually stretched]] to account for the high inharmonicity inherent to gamelans and (in Bali) to produce complex beating patterns known as ''ombak''.<ref>Sethares, W. A., & Vitale, W. (2020). ''Ombak'' and octave stretching in Balinese gamelan. Journal of Mathematics and Music, 16(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/17459737.2020.1812128</ref> | |||
In Javanese gamelan, the tones of slendro are numbered 1 2 3 5 6. Tuning varies between gamelan, but most modern Javanese sets encountered in North America seem to be a familiar major pentatonic scale with 3 as the "tonic," but with considerable equalization in the direction of [[5edo]]. However, it's important to note that Slendro is not exactly 5edo, despite being accurately approximated by 5edo, since in practice the five intervals are all slightly unequal. | |||
Traditionally, there are three ''pathet'' or modes of slendro. ''Slendro manyuro'' emphasizes 2 and 6 with an "enemy tone" of 5, and ''slendro songo'' 5 and 1 with an enemy tone of 3. Enemy tones are pitches that elaborating instruments generally avoid emphasizing. Finally, ''slendro nem'' is a "miscellany" term that may contain any mixture of slendro manyuro and slendro songo. Most slendro nem pieces are not traditional court gamelan works. | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[Pelog]] | |||
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