gamelan in English

noun
1
a traditional instrumental ensemble of Indonesia, typically including many bronze percussion instruments.
It is performed by a simplified gamelan orchestra blending soft-sounding percussion instruments with the melancholy sounds of a flute.

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1. A typical Balinese gamelan (orchestra) consists of various percussion instruments, a two-string violin, and a flute; and every village has its gamelan club.

2. Classic arts of Java include gamelan music and wayang puppet shows.

3. Sense and absence in two centuries of music in Ireland Campursari, a Javanese musical genre that combines gamelan with Western instruments, is described briefly as a passing trend, but Aleatoric gamelan music created

4. 23 From within the house came the mutterings of prayers, accompanied by the tinkling of gamelan instruments.

5. Percussionist and producer Contours & instrument builder, musician, painter and ceramicist Seth Sutton experimented with Balafons and a gamelan alongside Sutton’s homemade string and percussive instrumentation.