“Saron” is the generic term for gamelan single-octave metallophones the bars of which are arranged in scalar fashion over a shared trough-like resonating space. A single, unpadded hammer-shaped beater is used to sound the keys.
The Gamelans of the Kraton Yogyakarta
by Roger Vetter, Grinnell College Department of Music
“Saron” is the generic term for gamelan single-octave metallophones the bars of which are arranged in scalar fashion over a shared trough-like resonating space. A single, unpadded hammer-shaped beater is used to sound the keys.
