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Saron, metallophone with six or seven bronze keys placed on a wooden frame, from Java, Indonesia.
Observe a man playing the saron barung, a musical instrument of Javanese gamelan music
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Saron, metallophone with six or seven bronze keys placed on a wooden frame, from Java, Indonesia.
Saron, metallophone with six or seven bronze keys placed on a wooden frame, from Java, Indonesia.

The term "saron" refers to a type of Indonesian metallophone. It consists of six or seven thick metal bars placed on a wooden trough resonator and is played by striking the bars with a mallet. Sarons are part of the Javanese gamelan orchestra, an ensemble primarily composed of bronze instruments that produce blended sounds.12

Within the gamelan, there are different types of sarons, such as the saron demung, saron barung, and saron panerus. These instruments typically play the main theme of a musical piece in regular note values. The word "saron" originates from Javanese.21

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  2. Southeast Asian arts - Java
  3. sarsen
  4. sarong
  5. sarangi

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