Gong ageng
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These Gongs are from the Indonesian island of Java and are used in the South-east Asian musical ensemble known as the gamelan. The gong ageng is the largest and deepest of the suspended gongs in a Javanese gamelan. It hangs from a frame with the gong suwakan and two smaller kempul.
| Family |
| Percussions |
| Pitch range |
| None. |
| Material |
| Bronze gongs hung on a wooden frame. |
| Size |
| Gong diameter : 23 in (58 cm) ; height of stand : 4 ft (1.20 m). |
| Origins |
| The gong ageng is a Javanese gamelan instrument. It may have originated in ancient Greece, and traveled to India and China, and then to Java. |
| Classification |
| Idiophone: an instrument that produces its sound through the use of the material from which it is made, without needing strings or a stretched skin. |
| And also... |
| The gong ageng is considered to be the most important instrument in the gamelan. |
