Gamelan
- Musical ensemble of Indonesia
- Features a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, drums, and gongs; bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings, and vocalists may also be included
Saron
- It typically consists of seven bronze bars placed on top of a resonating frame
- It is usually about 20 cm (8 in) high, and is played on the floor by a seated performer

Saron Demung
- Largest member of saron group
- It has the largest metal bars and produces the lowest sound
Saron Barung
- Mid-sized member of saron group
- It’s pitch is octave higher than the Saron Demung
Saron Peking/Pernus
- The smallest of the Saron family
- It is approximately two feet long
Gender
- Typically consists of 10 bronze keys suspended over tube resonators
Gender Barung
- The middle-sized member of the gender family.
- It is approximately 42 in. long
Slenthem
- It is low in pitch, and its sound sustains for a relatively long period of time because of the tubular resonators below each bar.

Bonang
- It is a collection of small gongs (sometimes called "kettles" or "pots") placed horizontally onto strings in a wooden frame either one or two rows wide
- Bonang Panerus is the highest of them, and uses the smallest kettles
- Bonang Barung is pitched one octave below the Bonang Panerus, and also generally covers two octaves
- Bonang Panembung is pitched the lowest

Labels: Gamelan, Music, Music of Indonesia
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