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Karawitan: Source Readings in Javanese Gamelan and Vocal Music, Volume 3

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Edited by Judith Becker with assistance from Alan H. Feinstein
2020
Published by: University of Michigan Press
Series: Michigan Papers On South And Southeast Asia
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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

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Cover

Series Page

pp. i-ii

Title Page

pp. iii

Copyright

pp. iv

Contents

pp. v

Volumes

pp. vi

Acknowledgments

pp. vii

Appendix 1: Glossary of Technical Terms Mentioned in the Texts

pp. 1-2

Introduction

pp. 3-4

Glossary

pp. 5-46

Appendix 2: Javanese Cipher Notation (Titilaras Kepatihan) of Musical Pieces Mentioned in the Texts

pp. 47-48

Introduction

pp. 49-428

Appendix 3: Biographies of Authors

pp. 429-445

Appendix 4: Bibliography of Sources Mentioned by Authors, Translators, Editors, and Consultants

pp. 447-448

Abbreviations

pp. 449

Bibliography

pp. 450-462

General Index

pp. 463-487

Index to Musical Pieces (Gendhing)

pp. 488-503
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