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Music in Bali : a study in form and instrumental organization in Balinese orchestral music / by Colin McPhee ; with photographs by the author.
Author
McPhee, Colin, 1900-1964
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Language
English
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New Haven : Yale University Press, 1966.
Description
xviii, 430 pages : map, music, 120 plates ; 29 cm
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Mendel Music Library - Stacks
ML345.B3M3
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Music
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Indonesia
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Bali Island
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Gamelan
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Summary note
This account of music in Bali as it was practiced in the decade preceding World War II is based on musical material collected by the author during the six years he lived on the island. Although written primarily from the viewpoint of the composer, with a composer's professional interest in musical form, rhythm, technical devices, and orchestration, the book is not intended solely for the musicologist. The author is also concerned with the place of music in Balinese culture and the relation of music to dance and drama. There is an analysis of the instrumental music of Bali, both ancient and modern. Musical examples and scale charts are given, and there is a 64-page section of photographs, taken by the author, of instruments and their players as well as of dancers in ceremonial dress.
Bibliographic references
Bibliography: p. 419-420; discography: p. 421-422.
Contents
Part one. Music in Balinese life. The Balinese scene
The village music clubs
Music and the temple
Decline of the palace
Plays and dances
Part two. The practice of music. Musical instruments
Scale systems, scales, and tunings
Notation and terminology
The Gamelan gong
The Gamelan gambuh
The Gamelan semar pegulingan
The Gamelan pelegongan
The Gamelan pejogedan
The gender wayang ensemble
The Gamelan angklung
Four sacred enembles
The Gamelan arja
Part three. Modern methods. The Gamelan pelegongan - new devices
Kebyar - the latest style
Appendices. Nuclear tones to Gamelan compositions. Gending gong ; Gending semar pegulingan.
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ISBN
0306707780
9780306707780
LCCN
62008252
OCLC
223837
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