Gamelan with male groups. In the twenty-five countries outside Indonesia that have gamelan, music performed in a concert context or as part of ceremonies for expat communities may also accompany dance or "wayang". The tuning and construction of a gamelan orchestra is a complex process. Javanese gamelan use two tuning systems: "sléndro" and "pélog". There are other tuning systems such as "degung" (exclusive to Sunda, or West Java), and "madenda" (also known as "diatonis", similar to a European natural minor scale). In central Javanese gamelan, "sléndro" is a system with five notes to the octave, with large intervals, while "pélog" has
Malay Gamelan Malay Gamelan The Malay gamelan which exists today in Malaysia is basically from the courts of Riau-Lingga, Pahang and Terengganu. Although originated from the land of Java, Indonesia, the Malay gamelan has developed a distinct identity compared to the Javanese, Balinese and Sundanese gamelan from Indonesia. The Malay gamelan was usually played at royal occasions during the reign of Sultan Ahmad of Pahang (1882-1914) and Sultan Sulaiman of Terengganu (1920-1942). Based on the ancient royal gamelan set discovered in 1966 at Istana Kolam, Terengganu, a set of Malay gamelan consists 7 basic instruments, which are: This best royal kept secret