▁he ▁sent ▁several ▁young ▁men ▁of ▁R ia u ▁to ▁Mal ac ca ▁to ▁train ▁with ▁the ▁Dutch ▁on ▁western ▁instruments ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁viol in , ▁tr ump et ▁and ▁fl ute . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁accounts ▁of ▁the ▁musical ▁tradition ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁court ▁was ▁left ▁by ▁C . ▁Van ▁Angel be ek , ▁a ▁Dutch ▁official . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁visit ▁to ▁Da ik , ▁he ▁observed ▁that ▁the ▁Tar ian ▁R ong g eng ▁( R ong g eng ▁dance ) ▁was ▁st aged ▁in ▁the ▁palace ▁court , ▁while ▁the ▁sul ing ▁and ▁reb ab ▁were ▁the ▁favour ites ▁among ▁the ▁loc als . ▁His ▁report ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁Bat avia ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 . ▁ ▁Gam el an ▁Mel ay u ▁Among ▁other ▁prominent ▁ens emb les ▁of ▁the ▁palace ▁court ▁was ▁the ▁Tar ian ▁Gam el an ▁( Mal ay ▁Gam el an ▁dance ). ▁The ▁Mal ay ▁Gam el an ▁performance ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁trace ▁its ▁origin ▁to ▁the ▁Joh or - R ia u ▁palace ▁court ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁It ▁was ▁recorded ▁that ▁a ▁Gam el an ▁ensemble ▁was ▁invited ▁from ▁Pul au ▁Pen y eng at ▁to ▁perform ▁in ▁P ah ang ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁for ▁the ▁royal ▁wed ding ▁of ▁T eng ku ▁Hus sein ▁of ▁Joh or - R ia u ▁and ▁W an ▁Es ah , ▁a ▁P ah ang ite ▁arist ocrat . ▁The