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 Council counsel). These two terms capture the Gamelan Council’s goal of harmoniously unifying the arrays of forces and ideas affecting the areas on which the Gamelan Council focuses its efforts. The Gamelan Council operates predominantly in 73 states and territories on, near, and around the Pacific Rim, including every jurisdiction with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and several other, significant population centres adjacent to or closely linked to the Pacific Rim (e.g., India, Nepal, and Pakistan). In 2010, the Gamelan Council also commenced pilot projects in both (a) Central Asia (i.e., Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan) and (b) South America