page_title: Gamelan melayu
hierarchical_section_title: Gamelan melayu
caption_attribution_description: “The Malay gamelan musicians with their instruments” —English Wikipedia "Malay Gamelan"
context_page_description: The Gamelan Melayu which exists today in Riau province in Indonesia and Malaysia is basically from royal passed down through heritage. The Malay gamelan has developed an identity that is distinct from the Javanese, Balinese and Sundanese gamelan.
  Gamelan is originated from Indonesia and brought to Malaysia by the migration of Javanese. Set of gamelan musical instruments are made of brass or iron and wood. In the Javanese language, gamelan means beaten or struck. Gamelan musical instruments are classified as a tool which is being hit and struck at its idiophones.
  Javanese gamelan is played by ethnic Javanese who came to the Malay to accompany leather Wayang puppet theatre, dance or instrumental, and at weddings, circumcision, and so forth. It functions as folk music, but not limited to performances in the palace alone. Gamelan music began in the palace of Terengganu and Pahang in the 19th century when they received a set of gamelan from Riau-Lingga Sultanate. This ensemble is also known as Gamelan Pahang. This music is played during the wedding of the first relatives of the Royal Pahang and Linga in 1811 and began expanding in the state.
context_section_description: The Gamelan Melayu (English: Malay Gamelan) which exists today in Riau province in Indonesia and Malaysia is basically from royal passed down through heritage. The Malay gamelan has developed an identity that is distinct from the Javanese, Balinese and Sundanese gamelan.
  Gamelan is originated from Indonesia and brought to Malaysia by the migration of Javanese. Set of gamelan musical instruments are made of brass or iron and wood. In the Javanese language, gamelan means beaten or struck. Gamelan musical instruments are classified as a tool which is being hit and struck at its idiophones. 
  Javanese gamelan is played by ethnic Javanese who came to the Malay to accompany leather Wayang puppet theatre, dance or instrumental, and at weddings, circumcision, and so forth. It functions as folk music, but not limited to performances in the palace alone. Gamelan music began in the palace of Terengganu and  Pahang in the 19th century when they received a set of gamelan from Riau-Lingga Sultanate . This ensemble is also known as Gamelan Pahang. This music is played during the wedding of the first relatives of the Royal Pahang and Linga in 1811 and began expanding in the state. 
  However, because of the popularity of gamelan is declining after the death of Sultan Ahmad, gamelan music is then taken to the palace of the Sultan of Terengganu when his daughter is married to Tengku Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu. Tan Sri Moben Sheppard was responsible for introducing gamelan outside of the palace gamelan music in the 1970s. 
  Since then, several modifications in the Malay features have happened to this music. Now it is known as the Malay gamelan, especially when presented in a formal ceremony celebrating the dignitaries, foreign leaders and tourists.
  The Malay gamelan was usually played for royal occasions during the reign of Sultan Ahmad of Pahang (1882-1914) and Sultan Sulaiman of Terengganu (1920-1942). Based on the ancient royal gamelan set discovered in 1966 at Istana Kolam, Terengganu, a set of Malay gamelan consists of seven basic instruments:
  Keromong, also known as bonang barung (a set of 10 small kettle gongs)
  Gambang (a wooden xylophone)
  Saron kecil, also known as saron barung (a set of metallophones)
  Saron besar, also known as saron demung (another set of metallophones, slightly bigger than saron kecil)
  Kenong (a set of 3 or 5 large kettle gongs)
  A pairs of hanging gongs, which are gong kecil and gong besar
  Gendang (a barrel drum)
  The Malay gamelan was first brought to Kuala Lumpur in 1969 in a public performance. Since then, it has become a part of the Malaysian arts and cultural heritage.
caption: Malay gamelan musicians with their instruments
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