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A guide to the gamelan
Neil Sorrell
Publisher: Portland, Or. : Amadeus Press, 1990.
ISBN: 0931340330   DDC: 784.6   LCC: ML1251  

Summary:

This book introduces the reader to the history, music and instruments
specifically of the Central Javanese gamelan, although reference is
also made to Balinese gamelan music. There is a detailed account of
the ritualistic process by which a gamelan is made, while the book
begins with an assessment of the influence of gamelan music on
Western composers, from Debussy, to Benjamin Britten, to Steve Reich.

Notes:

"First published in 1990 by Faber and Faber Limited ... London"--T.p.
verso.

Discography: p. 137-139.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 136) and index.

Classification:

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Dewey Class: 784.6 -- Instruments & Instrumental ensembles
LCC Number: ML1251

Book Details:

Language: eng
Physical Description: xviii, 142 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

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