In this Book
- Karawitan: Source Readings in Javanese Gamelan and Vocal Music, Volume 3
- 2020
- Book
- Published by: University of Michigan Press
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The twentieth century has spawned a great interest in Indonesian music, and now books, articles, and manuscripts can be found that expound exclusively about karawitan (the combined vocal and instrumental music of the gamelan). Scholar Judith Becker has culled several key sources on karawitan into three volumes and has translated them for the benefit of the Western student of the gamelan tradition.
The texts in her collection were written over a forty-five-year time period (ca 1930–1975) and include articles by Martopangrawit, Sumarsam, Sastrapustaka, Gitosaprodjo, Sindoesawarno, Poerbapangrawit, Probohardjono, Warsadiningrat, Purbodiningrat, Poerbatjaraka, and Paku Buwana X. The final volume also contains a glossary of technical terms, an appendix of the Javanese cipher notations (titilaras kepatihan), a biographical listing, and an index to the musical pieces (Gendhing).
Table of Contents
- Series Page
- pp. i-ii
- Title Page
- p. iii
- Acknowledgments
- p. vii
- Introduction
- pp. 3-4
- Introduction
- pp. 49-428
- Appendix 3: Biographies of Authors
- pp. 429-445
- Abbreviations
- p. 449
- Bibliography
- pp. 450-462
- General Index
- pp. 463-487
- Index to Musical Pieces (Gendhing)
- pp. 488-503
Additional Information
ISBN
9780472901661
Related ISBN(s)
9780472038206, 9780472127702, 9780891480419
MARC Record
OCLC
1196231879
Launched on MUSE
2020-09-29
Language
English
Open Access
Yes