The sound of the ancestral ship : highland music of West Java / Sean Williams.
| Author/creator | Williams, Sean, 1959- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. |
| Description | xii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The transformation of the past in politics and music -- Sundanese culture in transition -- The antecedents of Tembang Sunda -- Tembang Sunda in the urban environment -- Contexts for performance -- Musical interactions between men and women -- The mediation of sound -- Learning the craft -- The music of Tembang Sunda -- The parameters of style -- Instrumental and vocal characteristics -- The meaning of Tembang Sunda -- A name is all that remains -- Connecting with the ancestors. |
| Abstract | This book examines the ways in which the urban aristocratic Sundanese of West Java recall the rural past of their ancestors through performances of the tembang Sunda ensemble (voice, zithers, and bamboo flute). This is the first book on Indonesian music that focuses on a non-gamelan ensemble as well as the first book to highlight Sundanese cosmological and cultural practices through an examination of musical performance. It reveals some of the musical tensions and points of connection between men and women, rural people and urbanites, and the classes. Illustrated with photographs and brief musical examples, this book also includes a CD. |
| Local note | Joyner-MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING CD-5646. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-260), discography (page 261), and index. |
| LCCN | 00065202 |
| ISBN | 0195141547 |
| ISBN | 0195141555 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | CD-5646 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3758.I53 W55 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |