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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 51. Chapters: Gamelan gong kebyar, Gamelan outside Indonesia, Gong ageng, Angklung, Mantle Hood, Raden Machjar Angga Koesoemadinata, Rebab, Colin McPhee, Suling, Robert E. Brown, Slendro, American gamelan, Pathet, Gamelan jegog, Kotekan, Pelog, Kepatihan notation, Kendang, Dalang, Jaap Kunst, Saron, Gambang, Gatra, Slenthem, Bonang, Gamelan Sekaten, Bedug, Gender, Beleganjur, Gamelan Surakarta, Gamelan Gadhon, Gamelan joged bumbung, Balungan, American Gamelan Institute, Siter, Gangsa, Bow Gamelan Ensemble, Kempul, List of gamelan varieties, Kenong, Gerong, Gamelan semar pegulingan, Langgam jawa, Kempyang and ketuk, Irama, Panerusan, Malay Gamelan, Gamelan gong gede, Gamelan degung, Kemanak, Kepyak, Slentho, Seleh, Imbal, Ayak-ayakan, Sekaran, Pesindhen, Gamelan gender wayang, Gamelan Siteran, Ugal, Kecer, Cengkok, Keplok, Munggang, Alok, Gamelan gambang, Gamelan salendro, Reyong, Gamelan selunding, Calung, Karawitan, Gamelan bebonangan, Kliningan. Excerpt: A gamelan is a musical ensemble from Indonesia, typically from the islands of Bali or Java, featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, drums and gongs; bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings. Vocalists may also be included. The term refers more to the set of instruments than to the players of those instruments. A gamelan is a set of instruments as a distinct entity, built and tuned to stay together - instruments from different gamelan are generally not interchangeable. The word gamelan comes from the Javanese word gamels, meaning "to strike or hammer," and the suffix an, which makes the root a collective noun. Musicians performing musical ensemble, bas-relief of Borobudur. Gamelan orchestra (1870-1891)The gamelan predates the Hindu-Buddhist culture that dominated Indonesia in its earliest records and instead represents a native art form. The...
