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The '''Music of Java''' embraces a wide variety of styles, both traditional and contemporary, reflecting the diversity of the island and its lengthy history. Apart from "traditional" forms which maintain connections to musical styles many centuries old, there are also many unique styles and conventions which combine elements from many other regional influences, including those of neighbouring Asian cultures and European colonial forms.

'''Bold text'''==Gamelan==

The [[gamelan]] orchestra, based on metallic [[percussion instrument|percussion]] with [[winds]] and [[drums]], is perhaps the form which is most readily identified as being distinctly "Javanese" by outsiders. In various forms, it is ubiquitous to Southeast [[Asia]]. In Java, the full [[gamelan]] also adds a [[bowed-string]] [[musical instrument|instrument]] (the [[rebab]], a name illustrative of [[Islamic]] influence) and voices. The [[rebab]] is one of the main melodic instruments of the ensemble (together with the xylophone "gender") and is often played by the senior [[musician]]. Voices consist of male and female choruses, together with soloists; however, the voices are not usually featured in court gamelan (as opposed to wayang kulit, [[shadow puppet]] theatre) and are supposed to be heard discreetly in the middle of the orchestral sound. In these [[abstract]] pieces, the words are largely secondary to the music itself.

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