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    Balinese Gamelan

    The word gamelan in the Balinese context is thought to originate from the word ‘magambel’ which means “to hit”. A gamelan instrument is often percussive with keyed xylophones or pot gongs made of a variety of materials, gongs of various sizes, double-headed drums and cymbals.
    However, not all Balinese gamelan instruments are percussive. There are also wind, bowed, plucked and strummed instruments.

    There are many Mekar Bhuana that are listed on our Ensembles category: two antique Seven-tone Semara Pagulingan sets, one Six-tone Semara Pagulingan, one antique Semara patangian (Pelegongan) set, two sets of Selonding (with different tunings), six antique Gender Wayang sets (all with different tunings), one antique Baleganjur set, one Pejogedan set, three Antique Angklung sets (with different tunings), one Gambang set, one Caruk set, one Gong Bheri set and one antique Javanese pelog pakurmatan set.

    Learn more about Balinese gamelan orchestras with ethnomusicologist, Vaughan Hatch, and his team of instructors by taking a workshop at Mekar Bhuana, either in Bali or remotely.

    News

    First MBA Performance!
    A small group of four musicians – Vaughan Hatch, Putu Evie, Gede Semara and Prana Gita – performed Baleganjur Bebarongan using six of the instruments

    Portfolio

    Portfolio
    1999 – 2000 Preservation of three Pacung Village, Gianyar style gender wayang instrumental pieces. This music was taught to musicians outside of Pacung to encourage

    Articles

    Searching for Sekati – the Mystery of a Balinese Gamelan thought to be Extinct
    Bali has an astounding number of different types of gamelan ensemble, and that number is growing all the time as people create new types of

    Publications

    Video Publications
    In 2010, we produced the first DVD of Balinese court music ever filmed in a historic temple. This video documents rare court semara pagulingan music
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