Labels:boat | book | bulletin board | hakham | person | sky | tribute album OCR: Gamelans AMELAN IS THE NAME given bv Indone sians to their traditional orchestra consisting of matc :hed set of tuned gongs, gong chimes metallophones and drums All the instruments ofa particular gamelan are made by the same craftsmen, who decorate them in similar style, and they are always played together. The music is based on repetitive melodic patterns intricately inter woven among the different instruments The gamelan EXAMPLES OF GAMELANS dates back over 1300 vears, and Java is still associated with ancient rituals and court ceremonies the 16th century some Javanese BALINESE GAMELANS no blemen introduced the gamelan the nearby island of Bali, W here flourished in a variety of forms. pari ticular decor differ
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