Gong

A gong

A gong is an East and Southeast Asian musical percussion instrument. It is a bowl-shaped, circular metal disc which a person hits with a mallet or thick padded stick.

Gongs produce two distinct types of sound. A gong with a flat surface gives a "crash" rather than a tuned note. In Indonesian gamelan ensembles, some gongs are made to give a beat note in the range from about 1 to 5 Hz. The use of the term "gong" for both these types of instrument is common.

Gong Media

Two men (right) are lifting the gong depicted on the 13th-century temple reliefs at the Candi Induk, Panataran temple complex in East Java, Indonesia
A gong collection in a gamelan ensemble of instruments – Indonesian Embassy Canberra
A Gong depicted on the 15th-century temple reliefs at the Candi Sukuh in Central Java, Indonesia
Large gong at Ashikaga Banna-ji
An agung, a type of Philippine hanging gong used as part of the Kulintang ensemble
Sculptural gong made by Steve Hubback
A Pande (gamelan maker) forging a gong in Besalen, Central Java, Indonesia

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