Gamelan no longer in use, and the last orchestra is kept at the Sumenep palace. One important style of Sundanese gamelan is "Gamelan Degung", which uses a subset of gamelan instruments with a particular mode of "pelog" scale. Balinese gamelan is often associated with the virtuosity and rapid changes of tempo and dynamics of "Gamelan gong kebyar", its best-known style. Other popular Balinese styles include "Kecak", a theatrical dance and music form also known as the "monkey chant." Javanese gamelan, largely dominated by the courts of the 19th century central Javanese rulers, each with its own style, is known for a
Gamelan Surakarta bonang panembung. A typical performance ensemble includes a female vocal soloist (pesinden) and male chorus (gerongan); in certain passages, the singers clap rhythmically (keplok). In Yogyakarta, there is a tendency to have more sarons of each register and it is more likely that the bonang panembung will be present. An archaic instrument, the celuring, a set of struck bells is found only on a few gamelan in the Yogyakarta Kraton and is played in place of the saron panerus. The Solonese style is often considered more refined (or "alus") than Yogyanese style. One specific difference is in saron peking playing;