Focus: Gamelan Music of Indonesia

2. New Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-415-96067-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 302 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 658 g

Reihe: Focus on World Music Series

Focus: Gamelan Music of Indonesia is an introduction to the familiar music from Southeast Asia's largest country - both as sound and cultural phenomenon. An archipelago of over 17,000 islands, Indonesia is a melting pot of Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, Portuguese, Dutch, and British influences. Despite this diversity, it has forged a national culture, one in which music plays a significant role. Gamelan music, in particular, teaches us much about Indonesian values and modern-day life. Focus: Gamelan Music of Indonesia provides an introduction to present-day Javanese, Balinese, Cirebonese, and Sundanese gamelan music through ethnic, social, cultural, and global perspectives.

Part One, Music and Southeast Asian History¸ provides introductory materials for the study of Southeast Asian music. Part Two, Gamelan Music in Java and Bali, moves to a more focused overview of Gamelan music in Indonesia. Part Three, Focusing In, takes an in-depth look at Sundanese gamelan traditions, as well modern developments in Sundanese music and dance. The accompanying downloadable resources offer vivid examples of traditional Indonesian gamelan music.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Spiller, Henry

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Geschichte der Musik
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Musikveranstaltungen und -organisationen, Aufführungspraxis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures, List of Musical Examples on Compact Disc, About the Author, Series Foreword by Michael B. Bakan, Preface, PART I: Music and Southeast Asian History, PART II: Gamelan Music in Java and Bali, PART III: Focusing In: Identity, Authenticity, and Tradition in Sundanese Music and Dance, Glossary, Additional Resources, Listening Guide, Appendix: Ensemble Instrumentation, References, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Henry Spiller is Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of California, Davis.