Instruments: The Gamelan ensemble typically consists of instruments made from bronze, iron, bamboo, and wood. The most common instruments include metallophones (such as the saron and gender), gongs (such as the gong ageng and kempul), drums (such as the kendang), and flutes (such as the suling).
Percussive instruments that make a gamelan ensemble include: xylophones and metallophones, gongs, and drums (membranophones). However, most instruments in Gamelan are struck idiophones, meaning that the sound is created from vibrating on its own. Gamelan can have up to 50 or 60 different types of instruments. Terdiri dari instrumen musik perkusi yang digunakan pada seni musik karawitan. Instrumen yang paling umum digunakan adalah metalofon antara lain gangsa, gender, bonang, gong, saron, slenthem dimainkan oleh wiyaga menggunakan palu (pemukul) dan membranofon berupa kendhang yang dimainkan dengan tangan. Gamelan refers to the traditional Indonesian percussion orchestra and to the set of musical instruments used. Consisting primarily of ornate, percussive instruments made of hand-forged metal, the ensemble typically includes xylophones, gongs, gong-chimes, drums, cymbals, string instruments and bamboo flutes. xtzN.