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How The Balinese Play Their Instruments?

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How The Balinese Play Their Instruments? Generally the metallophones are played using one hand to strike the keys with a mallet while the other hand damps each key after it is struck to prevent the reverberation from clouding the overall sound, though sometimes a special two-handed technique is used where each hand both plays and

What Is A Balinese Music Ensemble Called?

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What Is A Balinese Music Ensemble Called? Gamelan, also spelled gamelang or gamelin, the indigenous orchestra type of the islands of Java and Bali, in Indonesia, consisting largely of several varieties of gongs and various sets of tuned metal instruments that are struck with mallets. What do you call the musical ensemble in Indonesia? Gamelan,