gamelan
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gamelan
1810–20; < Javanese, equivalent to gamel song accompanied by a gamelan + -an nominalizing suffix
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In particular, they studied the 'bonang', an instrument from the Javanese gamelan built from a collection of small gongs.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2024
Their December concert will feature Balinese gamelan, and in May, film and chamber music will combine to explore the connection between mothers and their children.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
The tones suggest Indonesian gamelan music, but with less structured sonic patterns.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2023
Western audiences would likely experience a learning curve with sonifications that employ, say, the sound of a Javanese gamelan, but a framework that contains such options can flex and adapt to the data’s needs.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 5, 2023
The gamelan orchestras of southeast Asia, for example, have an aesthetic preference for the "lively and full" sounds that come from instruments playing near, not on, the same pitch.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
