The sèlèh note or nada seleh is an Indonesian music concept used in Javanese gamelan music. In Javanese gamelan music, the sèlèh note or nada seleh is the final note of a gatra, or four-beat melodic unit. As such it is the note which serves as the goal for all the various strands of the musical texture.1
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Seleh
The sèlèh note or nada seleh is an Indonesian music concept used in Javanese gamelan music. In Javanese gamelan music, the sèlèh note or nada seleh is the final note of a gatra, or four-beat melodic unit. As such it is the note which serves as the goal for all the various strands of the musical texture.