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Intro to Javanese gamelan
May. 19th, 2004 08:47 pm(For ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
askesis. Warning: nerdliness limits are NOT in force. Insufferable detail ahead.)
"Gamelan" refers to both a kind of instrumental ensemble and a genre (or several closely-related genres) of music that originated in what is now Indonesia. Similar ensembles and genres occur in Cambodia and Thailand. The tradition is rich both chronologically and geographically: it dates back to prehistory and is still being elaborated, and many distinct regional styles have developed in close proximity to each other. I'll concentrate on Central Javanese gamelan, because I know it better than I know the others.
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askesis. Warning: nerdliness limits are NOT in force. Insufferable detail ahead.)"Gamelan" refers to both a kind of instrumental ensemble and a genre (or several closely-related genres) of music that originated in what is now Indonesia. Similar ensembles and genres occur in Cambodia and Thailand. The tradition is rich both chronologically and geographically: it dates back to prehistory and is still being elaborated, and many distinct regional styles have developed in close proximity to each other. I'll concentrate on Central Javanese gamelan, because I know it better than I know the others.
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