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This work analyzes the music of Java and the development of the gamelan, an ensemble dominated by bronze percussion instruments. Drawing on sources ranging from 12th-century poetry to 20th-century nationalistic writing, it examines historical sources and contemporary cultural theory and criticism.

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List of Illustrations Preface Note on Orthography Introduction 1: From Hindu to Islam: The Early History of Javanese Music 2: Javanese Interaction with European Colonialism, Islam, and the Peranakaa Chinese: A Period of Intensive Cultural Development 3: The Impact of Western Thought on Javanese Views of Music 4: Current Theories of Gendhing Conclusion Appendix: Gamelan Instruments Glossary Notes References Index

Gamelan Cultural Interaction Musical

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/15/1995 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226780108, 978-0226780108
      ISBN10: 0226780104
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This work analyzes the music of Java and the development of the gamelan, an ensemble dominated by bronze percussion instruments. Drawing on sources ranging from 12th-century poetry to 20th-century nationalistic writing, it examines historical sources and contemporary cultural theory and criticism.

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations Preface Note on Orthography Introduction 1: From Hindu to Islam: The Early History of Javanese Music 2: Javanese Interaction with European Colonialism, Islam, and the Peranakaa Chinese: A Period of Intensive Cultural Development 3: The Impact of Western Thought on Javanese Views of Music 4: Current Theories of Gendhing Conclusion Appendix: Gamelan Instruments Glossary Notes References Index

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