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Published: 16.08.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'All about Bali Gamelan', 1.
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GONG
Gong Wadon (wah-doan) - Bali. The largest Balinese gong, measuring slightly under a meter. The wadon is "loose", meaning the face is relatively thin and vibrates freely. The wadon trades with the lanang in ending the metric cycle.
Gong Lanang (lah-nahng) - Bali. A mate to the wadon (lanang means male and wadon means female), it is slightly smaller and about a step higher in pitch. The lanang is a "tight" gong, the face being thicker than the wadon. The lanang trades with the wadon in ending the metric cycle.
Gong Racks
Bonang (boh-nahng) or Bonang Barung - Java/Bali. …

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