ENGLISH

A Guide to the Gamelan

By Neil Sorrell

Book information

Publisher
Amadeus Press
Year
1990
ISBN
0931340330, 9780931340345
Google Books ID
ncnUIQAACAAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6563806 bytes)
Pages
142\176
Topic
Art Music
Library
Internet Archive
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2024-05-01 09:14:59
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Description

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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