An edition of A guide to the gamelan (1990)
A guide to the gamelan
By Neil Sorrell
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Publish Date
1990
Publisher
Amadeus Press
Language
eng
Pages
142
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.