084 bonang barung

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Indonesia=Java
gongs: 10, bronze; Dm. 20.6-22.6cm
beaters; 2, wood
pitch: d#' -c#"; scale: slendro)

A set of bossed gongs form two horizontal rows in a partitioned wooden frame. Both rows of gongs are supported by two cords which run the length of the instrument. An arabesque design is engraved on a protruding section at each end of the wooden frame. Used a melodic instrument in gamelan music. The two mallets are the same as those in 078, except they are slightly smaller.


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