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Gamelan Instruments.

 Gamelan, also spelled gamelang or gamelin, the indigenous orchestra type of the islands of Java and Bali, in Indonesia,
consisting largely of several varieties of gongs and various sets of tuned metal instruments that are struck with mallets.
 The gamelan ensemble is made up of sixteen bronze xylophones, several gongs and gong-chimes, drums, cymbals, and
bamboo flutes—over forty instruments in total. This particular type of gamelan is a relatively new style known as gamelan
semara dana.
 Gamelan is the traditional ensemble music of the Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese peoples of Indonesia, made up
predominantly of percussive instruments. The most common instruments used are metallophones played by mallets and a set
of hand-played drums called kendhang which register the beat.

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