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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Throughout his career, Harrison was inspired by gamelan — a kind of Indonesian music ensemble — and his 1959 score features an unusual array of those instruments, among them wind chimes and flower pots, brake drums and coffee cans.
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Georgia Rowe, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
There are the awe-inspiring temples in the tens of thousands — literally — and near-daily ceremonies: vivid, multi-sensory, and loud, accompanied by chanting and clanging gamelan.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2023
Trumpets and flutes were predictably popular, but so were the gongs and xylophones of an Indonesian gamelan orchestra.
—Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
The birds didn’t take to the gamelan right away, Sulzer told me.
—Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
The gamelan is a musical tradition from Indonesia.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 June 2021
The tones suggest Indonesian gamelan music, but with less structured sonic patterns.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023
There are the awe-inspiring temples in the tens of thousands—literally—and near-daily ceremonies: vivid, multi-sensory and loud, accompanied by chanting and clanging gamelan.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2021
Western audiences would likely experience a learning curve with sonifications that employ, say, the sound of a Javanese gamelan, but a framework that contains such options can flex and adapt to the data’s needs.
—Timmy Broderick, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2023
Georgia Rowe, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
There are the awe-inspiring temples in the tens of thousands — literally — and near-daily ceremonies: vivid, multi-sensory, and loud, accompanied by chanting and clanging gamelan.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2023
Trumpets and flutes were predictably popular, but so were the gongs and xylophones of an Indonesian gamelan orchestra.
—Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
The birds didn’t take to the gamelan right away, Sulzer told me.
—Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
The gamelan is a musical tradition from Indonesia.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 June 2021
The tones suggest Indonesian gamelan music, but with less structured sonic patterns.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023
There are the awe-inspiring temples in the tens of thousands—literally—and near-daily ceremonies: vivid, multi-sensory and loud, accompanied by chanting and clanging gamelan.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2021
Western audiences would likely experience a learning curve with sonifications that employ, say, the sound of a Javanese gamelan, but a framework that contains such options can flex and adapt to the data’s needs.
—Timmy Broderick, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2023
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“Gamelan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamelan. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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