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A '''Gamelan''' is a common [[Indonesia]]n musical ensemble containing a variety of different sub-instruments, most notably [[drums]] and pitched percussion, but also including [[flute]]-like instruments, plucked string instruments, and [[horn]]s. The name is derived from the Javanese word Gamel, which means to strike with a [[hammer]].

A '''Gamelan''' is a common [[Indonesia]]n musical ensemble containing a variety of different sub-instruments, most notably [[drums]] and pitched percussion, but also including [[flute]]-like instruments, plucked string instruments, and [[horn]]s. The name is derived from the Javanese word Gamel, which means to strike with a [[hammer]].

===Instruments===

==Instruments==

Here is a list of sub-instruments commonly seen in an ensemble. They are considered "sub-instruments" because the gamelan as a whole is seen as one instrument, functioning as a whole. [http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/gamelan/gamelanVT7.html]

Here is a list of sub-instruments commonly seen in an ensemble. They are considered "sub-instruments" because the gamelan as a whole is seen as one instrument, functioning as a whole. [http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/gamelan/gamelanVT7.html]

*gender  

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===Scales===

==Scales==

Gamelan music

Gamelan music

===Musical Ideology===

==Musical Ideology==

The common western/European system of [[music theory]] is based around a "well-tempered" scale consisting of exactly 12 pitches, evenly spaced in terms of the ratio to which the frequency of the sound is altered between each note. In Gamelan, however, there are two [[scales]], or laras, neither of which are compatible with the standard system.  

The common western/European system of [[music theory]] is based around a "well-tempered" scale consisting of exactly 12 pitches, evenly spaced in terms of the ratio to which the frequency of the sound is altered between each note. In Gamelan, however, there are two [[scales]], or laras, neither of which are compatible with the standard system.