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Gamelan is one of the classical Malay musical ensembles. This classical Malay music was first performed at the Palace of ] in the 17th century in Riau-Lingga. In 1811, it was first performed in public in Pekan, Pahang, accompanied with the classical ''Joget Gamelan'' in the wedding ceremony of Tengku Hussain, the son of Sultan Abdul Rahman who ruled Riau-Lingga, with Wan Esah, the younger sister of Bendahara Ali from Pahang. It was then introduced in Terengganu after Tengku Mariam, a princess in Pahang, married Tengku Sulaiman, the prince to Tengku Zainal Abidin from Terengganu. In 1913, the Malay Gamelan tradition disappeared from the abolition of the Riau-Lingga Sultanate andlatermoved to Pahang, and then to Terengganu. While in Malaysia, the current form of Malay gamelan and ''Joget Gamelan'' took formed.<ref>https://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20248/1/Joget%20Gamelan%20Terengganu%20dari%20aspek%20penceritaan...(24%20pages).pdf</ref> The Malay gamelan was first brought to ] in 1969 in a public performance. Since then, it has become a part of the Malaysian arts and cultural heritage.<ref>http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/6465/1/yiing_siing.pdf</ref>
Gamelan is one of the classical Malay musical ensembles. This classical Malay music was first performed at the Palace of ] in Riau-Lingga in the 17th century. In 1811, it was first performed in public in Pekan, Pahang, accompanied by the classical ''Joget Pahang'' during the wedding ceremony of Tengku Hussain, the son of Sultan Abdul Rahman who ruled Riau-Lingga, with Wan Esah, the younger sister of Bendahara Ali from Pahang. Malay gamelan was then introduced in Terengganu after Tengku Mariam, a princess of Pahang, married Tengku Sulaiman, the prince of Tengku Zainal Abidin from Terengganu. In 1913, the Malay Gamelan tradition completely disappeared from the abolition of the Riau-Lingga Sultanate, but flourished in Pahang, and then to Terengganu. In Terengganu, the name ''Joget Gamelan'' is used to replace the name ''Joget Pahang''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sanggar Seni Gamelan|url=https://www.sanggarseni.my/gamelan |accessdate=11 November 2020}}</ref> While in Terengganu, the current form of Malay gamelan and ''Joget Gamelan'' took formed.<ref>https://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20248/1/Joget%20Gamelan%20Terengganu%20dari%20aspek%20penceritaan...(24%20pages).pdf</ref> The Malay gamelan was first brought to ] in 1969 in a public performance. Since then, it has become a part of the Malaysian arts and cultural heritage.<ref>http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/6465/1/yiing_siing.pdf</ref>
In Daik, where the musical emseble is believed to be originated, only four bonangs that can be found, and currently stored in Museum Linggam Cahaya, Komplek Istana Damnah. According to the manager of the Museum, the four bonangs were found by the villagers of Kerandin kecamatan Lingga Timur and were buried in the ground and then handed over to the Museum. Even though Malay gamelan has long disappeared in Indonesia, due to the responsibility as a nationalist citizen and the jealousy of its development in Malaysia, interest in reviving this Malay Gamelan has gotten stronger.<ref>{{cite web |title=Menabuh Gamelan Melayu |url=https://kebudayaan.kemdikbud.go.id/bpnbkepri/menabuh-gamelan-melayu/ |accessdate=11 November 2020}}</ref>
In Daik, where the musical ensemble is believed to be originated, only four bonangs that can be found, and currently stored in Museum Linggam Cahaya, Komplek Istana Damnah. According to the manager of the Museum, the four bonangs were found by the villagers of Kerandin kecamatan Lingga Timur and were buried in the ground and then handed over to the Museum. Even though Malay gamelan has long disappeared in Indonesia, due to the sense of responsibility as a nationalist citizen and the jealousy of its development in Malaysia, interest in reviving the Malay Gamelan has gotten stronger in Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Menabuh Gamelan Melayu |url=https://kebudayaan.kemdikbud.go.id/bpnbkepri/menabuh-gamelan-melayu/ |accessdate=11 November 2020}}</ref>
The Malay gamelan (Malay: gamelan Melayu; Jawi: ݢاميلن ملايو) which exists today in Malaysia (particularly in Pahang, Terengganu and Johor) is basically from royal passed down through heritage. The Malay gamelan has developed an identity that is distinct from the Javanese, Balinese and Sundanesegamelan. According to the Kamus Dewan, gamelan is a set of musical instruments derived from several types of hammered instruments, such as saron, bonang, gambang, gong and others.
History
Gamelan is one of the classical Malay musical ensembles. This classical Malay music was first performed at the Palace of Johor in Riau-Lingga in the 17th century. In 1811, it was first performed in public in Pekan, Pahang, accompanied by the classical Joget Pahang during the wedding ceremony of Tengku Hussain, the son of Sultan Abdul Rahman who ruled Riau-Lingga, with Wan Esah, the younger sister of Bendahara Ali from Pahang. Malay gamelan was then introduced in Terengganu after Tengku Mariam, a princess of Pahang, married Tengku Sulaiman, the prince of Tengku Zainal Abidin from Terengganu. In 1913, the Malay Gamelan tradition completely disappeared from the abolition of the Riau-Lingga Sultanate, but flourished in Pahang, and then to Terengganu. In Terengganu, the name Joget Gamelan is used to replace the name Joget Pahang. While in Terengganu, the current form of Malay gamelan and Joget Gamelan took formed. The Malay gamelan was first brought to Kuala Lumpur in 1969 in a public performance. Since then, it has become a part of the Malaysian arts and cultural heritage.
In Daik, where the musical ensemble is believed to be originated, only four bonangs that can be found, and currently stored in Museum Linggam Cahaya, Komplek Istana Damnah. According to the manager of the Museum, the four bonangs were found by the villagers of Kerandin kecamatan Lingga Timur and were buried in the ground and then handed over to the Museum. Even though Malay gamelan has long disappeared in Indonesia, due to the sense of responsibility as a nationalist citizen and the jealousy of its development in Malaysia, interest in reviving the Malay Gamelan has gotten stronger in Indonesia.
Instruments
Based on the ancient royal gamelan set discovered in 1966 at Istana Kolam, Terengganu, a set of Terengganu Malay gamelan consists of seven basic instruments:
Keromong, also known as bonang (a set of 10 small kettle gongs)
Gambang (a wooden xylophone)
Saron perkin (another set of metallophones, slightly smaller than saron kecil)
Saron kecil, also known as saron barung (a set of metallophones)
Saron besar, also known as saron demung (another set of metallophones, slightly bigger than saron kecil)
According to Tengku Mariam, this dance repository originally consisted of 77 types of gamelan. But today there are only 33 types left as a result of the absence of dance instructors. Among the 33 types of dances that remain are such as Timang Burung, Ayak-ayak, Lambang Sari, Ketam Renjung, Geliung, Lantai Lima, Kending Gajah, Togok Rompin, Kunang-kunang Mabuk, Galuk Merajuk, Silatin, Lolo and Monab.
This dance performed exclusively by female dancers can be staged internally or openly. Javanese elements can be seen in terms of the art of dance. In aesthetics, this dance is very beautiful and is a form of dance that is the richest in terms of its type in the most traditional Malay dance.
A Malay gamelan performance in Malaysia
Dancers performing a Joget Gamelan dance.svg)
