The music is filled with allusions to Verdi, to Indonesian gamelan and to medieval plainsong.

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Debussy and others tried to mimic the sound of the gamelan orchestra in their classical compositions.

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The gamelan gongs, however, came from China, which in turn were brought from further west.

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For centuries gamelan composers and performers have modified the forms, rhythms, scales and instruments of their music, often with great ingenuity.

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The Indonesian gamelan orchestra uses gongs, xylophones and percussion to produce a rhythmic pulsing with the melodic beauty of bells and chimes.

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The hollow, woodsy tones, mixed with the windchime-esque glass tones are reminiscent of, say, a gamelan, but have their own, unique sound.

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Along the route will be entertainment and events from Indonesian gamelan players to art and architecture walks, dodge ball, life-size chess and street foods.

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"They only had a piano and a gamelan teacher, " she said.

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