Music of death and new creation : experiences in the world of Balinese gamelan beleganjur / Michael B. Bakan.

Author/creator Bakan, Michael B.
Format Musical Sound Recording
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press, 1999.
Descriptionxxii, 384 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, music ; 23 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Subjects

SeriesChicago studies in ethnomusicology
Chicago studies in ethnomusicology. ^A261178
Contents Part one. Awit-awit. Introduction -- Part two. Kawitan. The Gamelan Beleganjur in traditional Balinese musical life -- Lomba Beleganjur: the modern competitive context -- Kreasi Beleganjur: the contest musical style -- Two musicians: I Ketut Sukarata, I Ketut Gede Asnawa -- Part three. Pengawak. The high stakes of competition -- Agendas of gender -- Part four. Pengecet. Introduction to the pengecet -- Learning to play: Balinese experiences -- Learning to play: an ethnomusicologist?s experiences -- Playing to learn: toward new understandings.
Contents Accompanying CD: Batel colotomy -- Gamelan Adi Merdangga -- "Traditional" beleganjur style, ngaben -- Malpal, ngaben procession -- Kreasi-influenced beleganjur style, ngaben procession -- Gilak colotomy -- Reverse gilak colotomy -- Bendé part as "colotomic counterpoint" -- Inverted pyramid of rhythmic activity -- Reyong figurations (reyongan) : noltol, ngubit (long), lambé in "unison" texture, ngubit (short) -- Angsel bawak -- Angsel lantang (variant) -- Batu-batu -- Kilitan cengceng -- Gamelan gong, ngaben ceremony -- Gamelan angklung and gamelan gambang, ngaben ceremony -- Gamelan luang (gamelan saron), memukur ceremony -- Beleganjur, memukur procession -- Kreasi-style awit-awit drum introduction -- Kreasi ensemble introduction : opening rangkep (I Ketut Gedé Asnawa) -- Kreasi ensemble introduction : opening rangkep (Sukarata) -- "Tabuh pat jagul" (arranged by I Wayan Beratha) -- "Jagul" drumming, kreasi beleganjur -- Lagu pengawak of "Beleganjur Angga Yowana (Asnawa) -- Pengawak, "Beleganjur Angga Yowana (Asnawa) -- "Double-time" cymbal patterns in the pengawak of "Beleganjur Angga Yowana (Asnawa) -- Cymbal patterns in the kawitan of "Beleganjur Angga Yowana (Asnawa) -- "Wira Ghorava Cakti '95" (I Ketut Suandita -- Kecak-inspired cymbal interplay (Suandita) -- Jejagulan (Sukarata 00 Foreign influences : Pengecet, :Beleganjur Padma Mudra" (Sukarata -- Beleganjur contest demonstration performance, complete (Sukarata) -- Conclusion of "Beleganjur Angga Yowana (Asnawa), including unconventional cymbal techniques.
Abstract For centuries the gamelan beleganjur percussion orchestra has been an indispensable part of political, social, and spiritual life on the island of Bali. Traditionally associated with warfare and rituals for the dead, the music has recently given rise to an exciting new musical style featured in contests that are attended by thousands. The author draws us into these intensely competitive events, in which political corruption, conflicting notions of identity, and irrepressible creativity rupture the smooth surface of cultural order. Building from his own experiences as a beleganjur drummer, Bakan also takes us inside a distant musical world and into the lives of musicians connecting across vast cultural divides. Rich with musical examples, photographs, and an accompanying compact disc, this book is an unprecedented exploration of how music embodies and shapes life in contemporary Indonesia and beyond.
Local noteJoyner-MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING CD-4512.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 361-371), discography (pages 357-359) and index.
LCCN 98042727
ISBN0226034879 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0226034887 (paperback : alk. paper)

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