genders (metallophones)

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Scope note
Metallophones of Java and Bali, consisting of thin bronze bars suspended by horizontal cords over individual tube resonators. They are important instruments in the Javanese and Balinese gamelan.
genders
Accepted term: 02-Mar-2026