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In gamelan ensembles, why is bronze preferred over other metals?

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”Bronze is the preferred metal for gamelanmanufacture,” due to both its durability and “sweet sound quality.” Brass and iron are also used as cheaper metals, but instruments made of these metals sound “less sonorous.” The process of manufacturing bronze gamelaninstruments is lengthy, requires great skill

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