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==Gamelan==
{{Main|Gamelan}}
The [[gamelan]] orchestra, based on metallic [[percussion instrument|percussion]] with [[wind instrument|winds]] and [[drum]]s, 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 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 "[[gendér]]") 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 music|abstract]] pieces, the words are largely secondary to the music itself.
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