gamelan
IPA: gˈæmɪɫæn
noun
- (music) A genre of music of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute (called a siuling).
- An ensemble performing this style of music.
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Examples of "gamelan" in Sentences
- A name for a gamelan is a pinpeat.
- There are about ten players in a gamelan.
- Gamelan is frequently played on the radio.
- The dance is accompanied by gamelan music.
- It is almost always performed on a gamelan.
- A particular interest of mine is the gamelan.
- No mention of gamelan there though, of course.
- There are also professional gamelan ensembles.
- In 1978 the new gamelan society Naga acquired a gamelan from Solo.
- Gamelan gong kebyar is a modern style or genre of Balinese gamelan music.