| GAMELAN n. m. (javanais gamel, instrument). Ensemble instrumental indonésien comprenant des percussions mélodiques en bronze (gongs suspendus) ou en bois (xylophone), des tambours ainsi que des instruments à cordes pincées ou frottées, des flûtes et des chanteurs. |
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Translation :
Indonesian instrumental ensemble comprising melodic percussions in bronze (hanging gongs) or in wood (xylophone), drums as well as plucked or bowed string instruments, flutes and vocalists. |
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Our observations Bravo for the use of the words percussions mélodiques. But the gongs are not the only bronze instruments : the metallophones are typical melodic percussions also. Besides, there is no mention of a yet common third material: bamboo. Whereas there is not one word about cymbals, the end of this definition lingers on elements not relevant to gamelan.
Actually, this description reminds us particularly of a certain type of Javanese gamelan : the xylophone in question is the gambang, the plucked string instruments are the clempung, etc. |
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