1st Edition

Archaic Instruments in Modern West Java: Bamboo Murmurs

By Henry Spiller Copyright 2023
172 Pages 50 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

172 Pages 50 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

172 Pages 50 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Archaic Instruments in Modern West Java: Bamboo Murmurs explores how current residents of Bandung, Indonesia, have (re-)adopted bamboo musical instruments to forge meaningful bridges between their past and present—between traditional and modern values. Although it focuses specifically on Bandung, the cosmopolitan capital city of West Java, the book grapples with ongoing issues of global... Read more

Introduction

1 Bamboo Murmurs

2 When in Bandung …

3. Bamboo Wisdom

4 Roots Values

5 Entanglements

 

Biography

Henry Spiller is Professor in the Department of Music at University of California, Davis and the author of several books, including FOCUS: Gamelan Music of Indonesia.