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Gamelan girls : gender, childhood, and politics in Balinese music ensembles /

In recent years, girls' and mixed-gender ensembles have challenged the tradition of male-dominated gamelan performance. The change heralds a fundamental shift in how Balinese think about gender roles and the gender behavior taught in children's music education. It also makes visible a nati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Downing, Sonja Lynn (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2019]
Series:New perspectives on gender in music.
Subjects:
Music > Social aspects > Indonesia > Bali Island.
Gamelan > Instruction and study > Social aspects > Indonesia > Bali Island.
Child musicians > Indonesia > Bali Island.
Women musicians > Indonesia > Bali Island.

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