Karawitan iku seni gamelan ing Jawa lan Bali sing bisa madeg dhéwé utawa kanggo ngiringi siji seni wayang, seni vokal utawa seni jogèd. Tembung karawitan asal saka tembung "rawit" sing tegesé alus, lembut, lungit. Dadi karawitan tegesé alusing rasa kang diwujudaké sajeroning seni gamelan.

Karawitan kapérang dadi telung golongan, ya iku:
 Karawitan sekar
 Karawitan gendhing
 Karawitan Sekar gendhing

Uga delengen 
 Titilaras
 Pathet

Wacan 
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 Kunst, Jaap. 1973. Music in Java: Its Theory and Its Technique, 2 Vols, Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague.
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 I Wayan Dibia, Perkembangan Karawitan Bali
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 De Zoete, Beryl; Walter Spies. 1973. Dance and Drama in Bali. Kuala Lumpur : Oxford 	University Press.
 Michael Tenzer, 2000. Gong Kebyar in Twenthy Century

Gamelan
Gamelan Jawa