''Gamelan selunding'' (also spelled ''selonding'') is a sacred ensemble of

gamelan Gamelan (; ; , ; ) is the traditional musical ensemble, ensemble music of the Javanese people, Javanese, Sundanese people, Sundanese, and Balinese people, Balinese peoples of Indonesia, made up predominantly of percussion instrument, per ...

music from

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. The ''selunding'' ensemble is from Tenganan, a village in east Bali; the ensemble is rare. Selunding means "great" or "large". ''Selonding'' is also a

musical instrument A musical instrument is a device created or adapted to make Music, musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be considered a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. A person ...

made of

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.Broughton, Simon, et al., eds. ''World Music: The Rough Guide''. London: The Rough Guides, 1994. . Page 424.

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Music of Bali Gamelan ensembles and genres {{music-genre-stub

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