A guide to the gamelan /
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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Portland, Or. :
Amadeus Press,
1990.
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. Originally published in 1990 by Faber and Faber. |
| Physical Description: | xviii, 142 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, music ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography: page 136. Discography: pages 137-139. |
| ISBN: | 0931340330 |