gamelan
an Indonesian orchestra consisting of bowed stringed instruments, flutes, and a great variety of percussion instruments.
Origin of gamelan
1- Also gam·e·lin [gam-uh-lin]. /ˈgæm ə lɪn/.
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How to use gamelan in a sentence
Behind the dalang was a gamelan, or series of gongs mounted on a wooden frame much like an ordinary couch.
A Visit to Java | W. Basil WorsfoldA topeng company numbers eleven persons—the dalang, six actors, and four gamelan musicians.
A Visit to Java | W. Basil WorsfoldHe charms me sometimes with beautiful gamelan music and songs.
Letters of a Javanese Princess | Raden Adjeng Kartinigamelan broke into a song of welcome; the bridegroom was coming.
Letters of a Javanese Princess | Raden Adjeng KartiniWe know what Borel has written on the gamelan (he calls it soul music).
Letters of a Javanese Princess | Raden Adjeng Kartini
British Dictionary definitions for gamelan
/ (ˈɡæmɪˌlæn) /
a type of percussion orchestra common in the East Indies
Origin of gamelan
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