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There are two tuning systems in Javanese gamelan music, [[slendro]] ([[pentatonic]]) and [[pelog]] ([[heptatonic]] in full, but focusing on a pentatonic group). Tuning is not standard, rather each gamelan set will have a distinctive tuning. There are also distinct melodic modes ([[pathet]]) associated with each tuning system. A complete gamelan consists of two of sets of instrument, one in each tuning system. 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 punctuated by the large [[gong]], subdivided by smaller divisions marked by the striking of smaller [[gong]]s such as [[kenong]], [[kempul]] and [[kempyang and ketuk|kethuk]]. The melodic interplay takes place within this framework (technically called "[[colotomic structure]]").

==Contemporary forms==

Popular music forms that infuse Western elements and appeal to younger, mass audiences gained popularity in the 1970s and the 1980s. Examples of proponents of this type of music are [[Gugum Gumbira]] and Idjah Hadidjah.

==See also==