Gambang


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Gambang

 

an Indonesian percussive musical instrument with wooden or metal plates horizontally mounted on a stand. The instrument is played with two wooden sticks with wrapping wound on the end of each. The sound produced is loud and sharp. The gambang is one of the basic instruments in the gamelan orchestra; it is also played in the Javanese shadow puppet theater.

The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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