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 in Central Javanese villages. Gamelan is also related to the Filipino "kulintang" ensemble. The variety of gamelan can befound in over 25 countries outside Indonesia, presenting both traditional and experimental repertoire. In oral Javanese culture distinctions are made between complete or incomplete, archaic and modern, and large standard and small village gamelan. The various archaic ensembles are distinguished by their unique combinations of instruments and possession of obsolete instruments such as the bell-tree ("byong") in the 3-toned "gamelan kodhok ngorek". Regionally variable village gamelan are often distinguished from standard gamelan (which have the "rebab" as the main melodic instrument) by