▁Al - A hm ad iah ▁Press ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁Culture ▁ ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁celebrated ▁for ▁its ▁literary ▁contributions , ▁the ▁R ia u - L ing ga ▁palace ▁court ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁passion ▁of ▁its ▁musical ▁tradition . ▁Musical ▁performance ▁was ▁enjoyed ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁entertain ment ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁palace ▁and ▁common ers ▁al ike . ▁With ▁the ▁coming ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch , ▁European ▁influence ▁on ▁musical ▁trad itions ▁slowly ▁made ▁their ▁way ▁into ▁the ▁court , ▁as ▁ev iden ced ▁by ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁instruments ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁viol in ▁and ▁tamb ur ▁from ▁the ▁Western ▁Hem is phere . ▁ ▁The ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁instruments ▁to ▁the ▁royal ▁court ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁to ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁R aja ▁Ja af ar , ▁the ▁Yang ▁Di per tu an ▁M uda ▁of ▁R ia u - L ing ga . ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁installation , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁K lang - based ▁merchant ▁from ▁Sel ang or ▁who ▁gained ▁prom in ence ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁tin ▁trade . ▁He ▁came ▁to ▁R ia u ▁at ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁Mah m ud ▁III ▁of ▁Joh or ▁upon ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁R aja ▁A ji . ▁After ▁his ▁installation , ▁he ▁constructed ▁a ▁palace ▁and ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁love ▁for ▁music , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁pione er ▁of ▁western ▁music ▁in ▁the ▁kingdom . ▁A do pt ing ▁mart ial ▁music ▁as ▁pract ised ▁in ▁the ▁west ,