| gamelan n. m. (du javanais gamel, ce qui se manie, outil, instrument). Orchestre indonésien, composé d'instruments de bronze. |
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Translation :
Gamelan, (from the Javanese gamel, what is handled, tool, instrument). Indonesian orchestra, made up of bronze instruments. |
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Our observations It is true that the idiophonic elements of most gamelans are in bronze, but there are gamelans of bamboo or iron elements, an information that this definition doesn't suggest.
One guesses the percussive aspect of gamelan in the etymology given here. |
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