Gamelan: The term gamelan refers to musical ensembles from the islands of Java and Bali in the Republic of Indonesia, and by extension to the music that is played on them. Javanese gamelan consists ...

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If you happen to visit Bogor in West Java and you are looking for a different kind of experience in the rainy city, a trip to a 230-year-old gamelan workshop would be an interesting addition to your ...

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Gamelan, the term for a traditional musical ensemble in Indonesia, typically refers to a percussion orchestra composed predominantly of tuned gongs of various types and metal-keyed instruments. The ...

Gamelan, the indigenous music of Java and Bali, remains a minority taste in Vancouver. Yet over time our three major gamelan ensembles have exerted a strong, if covert, influence on contemporary music ...

It was Debussy who once famously said of Javanese gamelan music that it “makes Palestrina seem like child’s play”. He is just one of several Western composers, from the late 19th century to the ...