Gambang orchestra is a set of metalophone-liked pentatonic instrument that is used in cremation ceremony. The children Gambang troupe Tulak Baya of Bambang Village, Bangli regency in Bali Arts Festival 2007 perform several compositions such as Panji Marga, Megat Sot, Rare Wangi, and Pengembang.

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It is often said by the specialists of the arts that the arts in Bali are most often created as homage to the great creator, and characterized with the feeling of high devotion towards the arts itself. A work of traditional art is able to invoke vibrations of taksu, or to spring one’s interest, because the process of creation itself is supported by a will to dedicate a good work of art, free of the feelings of ego in regard to its copyright and value.

Works of art and culture in Bali first appeared as duties, which were carried out together by groups of professionals, as an offering of their devotion in its perfection, through carrying out various religious activities, towards God. Dance and music are created as expressions of the feeling of happiness in welcoming the presence of the Gods, when performing ceremonies at the temples. Works of fine art, in the form of paintings and carvings, are always present as part of the offerings, mediating spiritual communication, and the singing of the kidung, which functions as words of homage in return for the well-being brought by the Gods.

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