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Book Guide to Sundanese Music

Download or read book Guide to Sundanese Music written by Simon Cook and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Sundanese Music in the Cianjuran Style

Download or read book Sundanese Music in the Cianjuran Style written by Wim van Zanten and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Focus  Gamelan Music of Indonesia

Download or read book Focus Gamelan Music of Indonesia written by Henry Spiller and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focus: Gamelan Music of Indonesia, Third Edition, introduces the emblematic music of Southeast Asia’s largest country, as sound and as cultural phenomenon, highlighting the significant role gamelan music plays in the national culture while teaching of Indonesian values and modern-day life. Despite Indonesia’s great diversity—a melting pot of indigenous, Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, Portuguese, Dutch, British, and modern global influences—a forged national identity is at its core. This volume explores that identity, understanding present-day Javanese, Balinese, Cirebonese, and Sundanese gamelan music through ethnic, social, cultural, and global perspectives. New to the third edition: Updated content throughout to reflect current Indonesian history and geography, as well as revivals of gamelan ensembles by the Cirebonese courts Modern examples of Indonesian musics, along with new uses of gamelan and other traditional musics An examination of school gamelan and ISBI as a center of innovation Expanded discussion on dangdut and its current status in Indonesia, along with Islam’s effect on dangdut Listening examples now posted as online eResources

Book A Gamelan Manual

    Book Details:
  • Author : Richard Pickvance
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 344 pages

Download or read book A Gamelan Manual written by Richard Pickvance and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Gamelan Manual is the first comprehensive description of the performance practice of the central Javanese gamelan. Aimed mainly at the many gamelan players in the West, it will also appeal to composers and music-lovers wanting an extended account of one of the world's major musical cultures, and to teachers interested in new resources for music in schools. The book provides detailed information on the parts played by the various instruments of the gamelan, as well as on the principles on which the music is based. It also sketches the cultural background to musical performance in Java. Numerous illustrations and helpful tips for beginners are included, but also pointers to where more advanced students can find additional material. Owners of the book have access to further content via the associated website. Book jacket.

Book A Guide to the Gamelan

Download or read book A Guide to the Gamelan written by Neil Sorrell and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the reader to the history, music and instruments specifically of the Central Javanese gamelan, although reference is also made to Balinese gamelan music. There is a detailed account of the ritualistic process by which a gamelan is made, while the book begins with an assessment of the influence of gamelan music on Western composers, from Debussy, to Benjamin Britten, to Steve Reich.

Book An Introduction to Javanese Gamelan Music

Download or read book An Introduction to Javanese Gamelan Music written by Wasisto Surjodiningrat (Raden Mas) and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Music of the Gamelan Degung of West Java

Download or read book The Music of the Gamelan Degung of West Java written by Max Leigh Harrell and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Guide to the Gamelan

    Book Details:
  • Author : Neil Sorrell
  • Publisher : Portland, Or. : Amadeus Press
  • Release : 1990-01-01
  • ISBN : 9780571144044
  • Pages : 142 pages

Download or read book A Guide to the Gamelan written by Neil Sorrell and published by Portland, Or. : Amadeus Press. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the reader to the history, music and instruments specifically of the Central Javanese gamelan, although reference is also made to Balinese gamelan music. There is a detailed account of the ritualistic process by which a gamelan is made, while the book begins with an assessment of the influence of gamelan music on Western composers, from Debussy, to Benjamin Britten, to Steve Reich.

Book Focus

    Book Details:
  • Author : Henry Spiller
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2008-01-01
  • ISBN : 9780415960687
  • Pages : 302 pages

Download or read book Focus written by Henry Spiller and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an introduction to the familiar music of Indonesia - both as sounds and cultural phenomena. It examines the meaning and significance of traditional Indonesian musical expressions and explores the agricultural roots of modern day dangdut dancing.

Book Gamelan

    Book Details:
  • Author : Henry Spiller
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2004
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Gamelan written by Henry Spiller and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gamelan: The Traditional Sounds of Indonesia provides an introduction to present-day Javanese, Balinese, Cirebonese, and Sundanese gamelan (gong chime orchestra) music through ethnic, social, cultural, and global perspectives. Deemphasizing potentially intimidating technical discussions of scales and models, this unique work focuses on the approaches to composing and playing gamelan music and how they relate to cultural and personal values.||An introduction to Southeast Asian geography and history leads to a discussion of the different gamelan traditions in Bali and Java. A chapter on music an.

Book Knowing Music  Making Music

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  • Author : Benjamin Brinner
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 1995-12
  • ISBN : 9780226075099
  • Pages : 410 pages

Download or read book Knowing Music Making Music written by Benjamin Brinner and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1995-12 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using illustrative examples from a variety of traditions, Benjamin Brinner first examines the elements and characteristics of musical competence, the different kinds of competence in a musical community, the development of multiple competences, and the acquisition and transformation of competence through time. He then shows how these factors come into play in musical interaction, establishing four intersecting theoretical perspectives based on ensemble roles, systems of communication, sound structures, and individual motivations. These perspectives are applied to the dynamics of gamelan performance to explain the social, musical, and contextual factors that affect the negotiation of consensus in musical interaction. The discussion ranges from sociocultural norms of interpersonal conduct to links between music, dance, theater, and ritual, and from issues of authority and deference to musicians' self-perceptions and mutual assessments.

Book In the Course of Performance

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bruno Nettl
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 1998-12-15
  • ISBN : 9780226574103
  • Pages : 434 pages

Download or read book In the Course of Performance written by Bruno Nettl and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1998-12-15 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Course of Performance is the first book in decades to illustrate and explain the practices and processes of musical improvisation. Improvisation, by its very nature, seems to resist interpretation or elucidation. This difficulty may account for the very few attempts scholars have made to provide a general guide to this elusive subject. With contributions by seventeen scholars and improvisers, In the Course of Performance offers a history of research on improvisation and an overview of the different approaches to the topic that can be used, ranging from cognitive study to detailed musical analysis. Such diverse genres as Italian lyrical singing, modal jazz, Indian classical music, Javanese gamelan, and African-American girls' singing games are examined. The most comprehensive guide to the understanding of musical improvisation available, In the Course of Performance will be indispensable to anyone attracted to this fascinating art. Contributors are Stephen Blum, Sau Y. Chan, Jody Cormack, Valerie Woodring Goertzen, Lawrence Gushee, Eve Harwood, Tullia Magrini, Peter Manuel, Ingrid Monson, Bruno Nettl, Jeff Pressing, Ali Jihad Racy, Ronald Riddle, Stephen Slawek, Chris Smith, R. Anderson Sutton, and T. Viswanathan.

Book Ethnomusicology and Modern Music History

Download or read book Ethnomusicology and Modern Music History written by Stephen Blum and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed as a tribute to world-renowned ethnomusicologist Bruno Nettl, this volume explores the ways in which ethnomusicologists are contributing to the larger task of investigating music history. The fifteen contributors explore topics ranging from meetings with the Suyá Indians of Brazil to the German-speaking Jewish community of Israel; from Indian music in Felicity, Trinidad, to Ravi Shankar's role as cultural mediator. "This book is unique not only for its approach but also for the scope of its content. . . . It is definitely a must for libraries of research centers and institutions with ethnomusicology programs." -- Choice

Book Jazz Arranging

    Book Details:
  • Author : Norman David
  • Publisher : Scarecrow Press
  • Release : 1998-01-01
  • ISBN : 1461659981
  • Pages : 211 pages

Download or read book Jazz Arranging written by Norman David and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines arranging methods and their applications. It is designed to be used in a jazz studies program and as a professional reference manual for musicians. The text begins with a historical overview of jazz band instruments and a study of their characteristics. The body of the text includes an examination of relevant terminology, notational devices, principles of theory, and arranging techniques.

Book Musicology  The Key Concepts

Download or read book Musicology The Key Concepts written by David Beard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-01-22 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in an updated 2nd edition, Musicology: The Key Concepts is a handy A-Z reference guide to the terms and concepts associated with contemporary musicology. Drawing on critical theory with a focus on new musicology, this updated edition contains over 35 new entries including: Autobiography Music and Conflict Deconstruction Postcolonialism Disability Music after 9/11 Masculinity Gay Musicology Aesthetics Ethnicity Interpretation Subjectivity With all entries updated, and suggestions for further reading throughout, this text is an essential resource for all students of music, musicology, and wider performance related humanities disciplines.