Traditions of Gamelan Music in Java: Musical Pluralism and Regional Identity - Rilegato

Sutton, R. Anderson

 
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This book is a wide-ranging study of the varieties of gamelan music in contemporary Java.

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Descrizione del libro

Sutton's description of these Java traditions, illustrated with numerous musical examples in Javanese cipher notation, is based on extensive field experience in these areas and is informed by the criteria that Javanese musicians judge to be most important in distinguishing them.

Contenuti

1. Introduction: gamelan and cultural diversity in Java; Part I: 2. Rival traditions in the courtly centres: gamelan music of Surakarta and Yogyakarta; 3. A flourishing tradition in west central Java: gamelan music of Banyumas; 4. Partial survival of a tradition in north central Java: gamelan music of Semarang; 5. A major East Javanese tradition: gamelan music of Surabaya-Mojokerto-Malang; Part II: 6. Gamelan music, performing arts and government policy: formal education, contests and festivals; 7. Regional traditions and the media, print, broadcast, recording; 8. Regional pluralism in the music of renowned Javanese performers: Ki Nartosabdho and his peers; 9. Conclusion: regional traditions and their representations in contemporary Java; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Discography; Index.

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9780521103930: Traditions of Gamelan Music in Java: Musical Pluralism and Regional Identity

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0521103932 ISBN 13:  9780521103930
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2009
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