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Author:

Pickvance, Richard.

Title:

A gamelan manual : a player's guide to the Central Javanese gamelan / Richard Pickvance.

Publisher:

Jaman Mas Books,

Copyright Date:

2005

Description:

xiv, 260, [61] pages : illustrations, maps, music ; 22 cm

Subject:

Gamelan--Jawa Tengah.--Jawa Tengah.
Gamelan music--Jawa Tengah--Jawa Tengah--History and criticism.
Music--Jawa Tengah--Jawa Tengah--History and criticism.
Gamelan.
Gamelan, Musique de--Histoire et critique.
Musique--Java--Java--Histoire et critique.
24.70 ethnomusicology.
Gamelan.
Gamelan music.
Music
Indonesia--Jawa Tengah.
Gamelan
History and criticism--History and criticism
History and criticism--Indonesia--Java--History and criticism
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references, discography, and index.

Contents:

Calendars and dates in Java 24. Gamelan at home 7 -- Where? 7 -- When? 8 -- What? 11 -- Who? 16 -- Gamelan abroad 19 -- Where? 19 -- When? 20 -- What? 20 -- Part 2 Music -- Karawitan -- the art of music 22 -- Roles of instruments 34 -- Character of music 37 -- Principles of Kepatihan notation 38 -- Other forms of notation 43 -- Laras -- 'tuning' 45 -- Slendro vs. pelog 45 -- Embat 50 -- Pathet -- 'mode' 52 -- Irama -- rhythm 58 -- Bentuk -- form 63 -- Lancaran and bubaran 64 -- Ketawang 67 -- Langgam 69 -- Ladrang 70 -- Gati/mares 72 -- Gangsaran 72 -- Gendhing 73 -- Editable forms 85 -- Other instrumental forms 90 -- Vocal forms 91 -- Combinations and suites 95 -- Drama and dance 96 -- Review 101 -- Part 3 Instruments -- Instruments-an overview 104 -- Playing style: general 109 -- Balungan instruments 111 -- Saron family 113 Saron barung 114 -- Demung, saron demung 121 -- Peking, saron panerus 124 -- Saron wayangan 133 -- Slenthem 133 -- Other instruments 134 -- Decorating instruments-introduction 136 -- Bonang family 138 -- Bonang barung and bonang panerus 140 -- Bonang panembung 183 -- Soft-style decorating instruments 184 -- Rebab 184 -- Gender family 188 -- Gender barung 189 -- Gender panerus 194 -- Gambang 195 -- Siter family 196 -- Suling 198 -- Punctuating instruments 202 -- Gong ageng 202 -- Gong kemodhong 203 -- Gong bumbung 204 -- Gong suwukan and siyem 204 -- Kenong 206 -- Kenong japan 208 -- Kenong renteng 208 -- Kempul 209 -- Kethuk 210 -- Kempyang 211 -- Engkuk-kemong 212 -- Kemanak 212 -- Kecer 213 -- Substitute instruments 213 -- Other instruments 213 -- Keplok 213 -- Drums 214 -- Individual drums 215 -- Kendhangan 217 -- Drumstrokes 218 -- Other rhythm instruments 225 -- Vocal parts 226 -- Male voices and gerongan 226 -- Female voices 226 -- Mixed singing 230 -- Senggakan and alok 230 -- Multi-instrument garap 231 -- Sirep 231 -- Kebar 231 -- Kinthilan, Yogya style 232 -- Kinthilan, Solo style 232 -- Pinjalan 233 -- Ompak klenangan 234 -- Gobyog(an) 234 -- Solonese sampak 235 -- Solonese gendhing bonang 235 -- Yogyanese gendhing soran 235 -- Ensembles 236 -- Slendro and pelog ensembles 236 -- Gamelan ageng/gedhe 236 -- Gamelan gadhon 236 -- Ensembles for wayang 238 -- Miniature ensembles 238 -- Siteran ensembles 238 -- Names of gamelan 239 -- Ceremonial ensembles 239 -- Review 242 -- 1 Javanese verse metres 3 -- 2 Numerals in Javanese 7 -- 3 Aksara 8 -- 4 Acoustics of instruments 10 -- 5 Construction and care of instruments 16 -- 6 Calendars and dates in Java 24.

ISBN:

9780955029509
0955029503

OCLC:

(OCoLC)62217381

LCCN:

2006562065

Locations:

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)