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There are two scales in Javanese gamelan music, "[[slendro]]" ([[pentatonic]]) and "[[pelog]]" ([[heptatonic]] in full, but focussing on a pentatonic group). Tuning is not standard, rather each gamelan set will have a distinctive tuning. A complete gamelan consists of a pair of sets, one tuned in each of the scales and intended to be played together in many instances. Different gamelan sets have different sonorities, and are used for different pieces of music; many are very old, and used for only one specific piece. Musical forms are defined by the [[rhythm]]ic cycles. These consist of major cycles subdivided by smaller cycles, each marked by the striking of successively smaller [[gong]]s. The melodic interplay takes place within this framework (technically called "[[colotomic structure]]"). There are also distinct melodic modes ("[[patet]]") within the division of scale.

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