What is the representative instrument of Indonesia?

There are many national musical instruments in Indonesia, mainly percussion instruments, such as gongs, xylophones, drums and other orchestral music. Usually, an orchestra has about 20 kinds of musical instruments, and opera plays are based on the fairy tales of Indian religions.

In Indonesia, Gamelang music is the representative music type that can best reflect the cultural characteristics of Indonesian traditional music, and it has a great influence in the world. It originated in central Java and is popular all over Java and Bali. It mainly refers to ensemble music based on percussion instruments, but it also refers to all ensemble music and bands that play these music. There are many Gamelang bands in Java and Bali, especially folk spontaneous bands can be seen everywhere. Now it is not only a symbol of Indonesian traditional music culture, but also a window for people all over the world to understand Indonesian music. However, Indonesia's traditional music is also facing an unprecedented impact. In addition to adhering to tradition, innovative music combining western style and traditional elements has also become a development direction.