<P> Gamelan ( / ˈɡæməlæn / ) is the traditional ensemble music of Java and Bali in Indonesia , made up predominantly of percussive instruments . The most common instruments used are metallophones played by mallets and a set of hand - played drums called kendhang which register the beat . Other instruments include xylophones , bamboo flutes , a bowed instrument called a rebab , and even vocalists called sindhen . </P>
<P> Gamelan ( / ˈɡæməlæn / ) is the traditional ensemble music of Java and Bali in Indonesia , made up predominantly of percussive instruments . The most common instruments used are metallophones played by mallets and a set of hand - played drums called kendhang which register the beat . Other instruments include xylophones , bamboo flutes , a bowed instrument called a rebab , and even vocalists called sindhen . </P>
in javanese gamelan music typical elaborating instruments are
in javanese gamelan music typical elaborating instruments are
percussive
percussive