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A Gamelan is a musical ensemble from Indonesia, featuring a variety of some twenty to thirty traditional instruments of many sizes, made of iron, bamboo, wood and bronze. The origin of the name is the Malaysian word "gamul", which means "hit". It is played in festivals of Hindu temples in Bali, weddings and funerals, and also as an accompaniment to drama and dance performances. The graceful melody and the soft sounds of the keyboards are very tranquilizing... The pipa is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument, belonging to the plucked category of instruments. The instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets ranging from 12 to 26.The pipa is one of the most popular Chinese instruments and has been played for almost two thousand years in China.

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