Reflections on composing for Balinese gendér wayang: "The Birth of Kala"
This paper discusses aspects of composing for a specific type of Balinese gamelan ensemble known as gendér wayang, a quartet of metallophones that accompanies shadow puppet plays and life-cycle rituals. The author is a composer and ethnomusicologist who spent many years studying this tradition and h...
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| Language: | English |
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Analytical Approaches to World Music
2013-07-01
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| Series: | Analytical Approaches to World Music |
| Online Access: | http://aawmjournal.com/articles/2013b/Gray_AAWM_Vol_2_2.pdf |