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2. 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 gongs are either suspended vertically or, as with the knobbed-centre, kettle-shaped gongs of the bonang, placed flat.
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GAMELANG [ˈɡaməˌlan]
"Gamelan gets its name from the low Javanese word 'gamel', which means a type of hammer, like a blacksmith's hammer. The name 'gamelan' refers to the method of playing the instruments - by striking them - as they are almost entirely percussion."
Each gamelan ensemble functions as one gigantic instrument , with its own unique timbre and tuning. In the summer of 2009, the gamelan instruments required their first retuning. With assistance from a BYU Mentoring Environment Grant , guest clinician Wayne Vitale, one of the foremost experts on Balinese music and tuning in the US, was invited to campus to lead students in a tuning workshop.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Gamelan. A gamelan is a traditional musical ensemble from Indonesia, typically from the islands of Java and Bali, featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, kendang and gongs; bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings.
The gamelan is a collection of musical instruments, mostly metallic and with gong- or bell-like sounds. The gamelan plays the traditional music of Java, a music that has been passed down by oral tradition for well over a thousand years. Javanese gamelan music created a sensation among European musicians.