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Malay Gamelan (Gamelan Melayu) is a courtly style of gamelan developed within Malay-speaking communities, drawing directly from the older Indonesian gamelan traditions while taking on distinctive Malay aesthetics and repertoire. It is most closely associated with the royal courts of the Malay Peninsula—especially Terengganu and Pahang—where it accompanied drama, palace ceremonies, and refined dance forms. Its instrumentation centers on bronze-keyed metallophones, sets of kettle gongs, large hanging gongs, wooden xylophones, drums, and soft winds/voice, organized into cyclical rhythms and elegant, flowing melodies. Compared to Javanese and Balinese counterparts, Malay Gamelan tends toward mellower tempos, a five-tone pelog subset, and a repertoire (lagu) with courtly poise and Malay poetic flavor. Today it is performed in both Indonesia (notably Riau–Lingga/Malay regions) and Malaysia, sustained by state ensembles and university groups that preserve and restage the court repertory.