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bonang Side view of a bonang, one of the instruments that elaborate the main melody in Javanese gamelan music.

The bonang is a Javanese musical instrument, specifically a type of gong chime. It consists of ten to fourteen small, tuned gongs arranged in a horizontal wooden frame. These gongs are often kettle-shaped with a knobbed center and are placed flat. The bonang is a key component of the gamelan, the traditional orchestra of Java and Bali in Indonesia, which largely features various gongs and tuned metal instruments struck with mallets.12

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