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| Instrument Title | Sri |
| Ensembles | Gamelan Siwa Nada
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| Instrument ID | 390 |
| Country/area | Bali
Indonesia
Southeast Asia
Asia
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| Hornbostel-Sachs class | Idiophone |
| Description | A wooden idiophone played exclusively in the Gamelan Siwa Nada at the University of Washington, Seattle. This gamelan was built by I Wayan Sinti and a group of students in 2005 during his residency as a visiting artist (January 2004-June 2006). This xylophone is a wooden box with 6 wooden keys that are struck with mallets. Typically, all the idiophones in this ensemble are played in pairs except for the Sri and Cili. A wooden idiophone played exclusively in the Gamelan Siwa Nada at the University of Washington, Seattle. This gamelan was built by I Wayan Sinti and a group of students in 2005 during his residency as a visiting artist (January 2004-June 2006). This xylophone is a wooden box with 6 wooden keys that are struck with mallets. Typically, all the idiophones in this ensemble are played in pairs except for the Sri and Cili. Gamelan Siwa Nada is a unique form of gamelan using a 9-tone scale that enables the musician to play several different scales and gamelan repertoires. It combines both metal and wooden keyed instruments with other traditional Balinese idiophones. The name Siwa Nada has two meanings. According to the Hindu religion, Siwa is believed to be the god of the arts, and in the Balinese language, nada means "tones." Siwa Nada also has a more personal meaning: Siwa is derived from Pak Sinti's name (Si) in Seattle, and "wa" is the abbreviation of nawa, which means "nine, " as well as the abbreviation of Washington. So, the entire meaning of the name is the 9-tone gamelan of the god Siwa created by Sinti at the University of Washington, Seattle. Gamelan Siwa Nada is a unique form of gamelan using a 9-tone scale that enables the musician to play several different scales and gamelan repertoires. It combines both metal and wooden keyed instruments with other traditional Balinese idiophones. The name Siwa Nada has two meanings. According to the Hindu religion, Siwa is believed to be the god of the arts, and in the Balinese language, nada means "tones." Siwa Nada also has a more personal meaning: Siwa is derived from Pak Sinti's name (Si) in Seattle, and "wa" is the abbreviation of nawa, which means "nine, " as well as the abbreviation of Washington. So, the entire meaning of the name is the 9-tone gamelan of the god Siwa created by Sinti at the University of Washington, Seattle. |
| Dimensions | Height: 40cm; Length: 95cm; Width of keys: 42-66cm |
| Condition | Good |
| Digital Collection | Ethnomusicology Musical Instrument Archive |
| Contact Info | For further information contact: Archivist, University ofWashington Ethnomusicology Division, School of Music Box353450, Seattle, WA 98195; (206) 543-0974 |
| Copyright | This Musical Instrument database is intended for educational and instructional use; if you cite or download images or text, please acknowledge the University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives; downloading of audio and video examples is prohibited. |
| Repository | University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives |
| Type | Image |
| Digital reproduction field | Photographed in the UW School of Art Digital Portfolio Studio with a Canon digital SLR camera (CR2 raw file type); processed in Photoshop and saved as JPG image (resized to 700 pixels wide). |
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