The Byar: An Ethnographic and Empirical Study of a Balinese Musical Moment
The Balinese gong kebyar repertoire is marked by virtuosic, unmetered tutti passages, referred to as kebyar, which often begin with a byar, a sudden, tutti chord performed by the majority of the ensemble of 20-30 musicians. This paper investigates the claim, made by some Balinese musicians, that the...
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Analytical Approaches to World Music
2016-05-01
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| Series: | Analytical Approaches to World Music |
| Online Access: | http://aawmjournal.com/articles/2016a/McGraw_Kohnen_AAWM_Vol_5_1.pdf |