gamelan
noun
gam·elan
ˈga-mə-ˌlan 
-ˌlän
: an Indonesian orchestra made up especially of percussion instruments (such as gongs, xylophones, and drums)
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Her voice sounds pure and soft over a tangle of synthesizers, gamelan, harp, and drum machine.
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Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
The collection includes a traditional gamelan ensemble, a 19th-century star calendar used to predict destinies and a pair of 17th-century celestial maidens intricately carved from pink volcanic tuff stone.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The 12-member gamelan degung ensemble features Burhan Sukarma on suling bamboo flute, traditional dancer Cia Garcia and Rina Oesman, guest vocalist from Indonesia.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
The classical dance involved exquisite hand gestures and halting body movements set to a gamelan orchestra.
—Scott Mowbray Amrita Chandradas, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
The collection includes a traditional gamelan ensemble, a 19th-century star calendar used to predict destinies and a pair of 17th-century celestial maidens intricately carved from pink volcanic tuff stone.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The 12-member gamelan degung ensemble features Burhan Sukarma on suling bamboo flute, traditional dancer Cia Garcia and Rina Oesman, guest vocalist from Indonesia.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
The classical dance involved exquisite hand gestures and halting body movements set to a gamelan orchestra.
—Scott Mowbray Amrita Chandradas, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Gamelan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamelan. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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