1st Edition
Balinese Discourses on Music and Modernization Village Voices and Urban Views
By Brita Renee Heimarck
Copyright 2003
394 Pages
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Routledge
394 Pages
by
Routledge
394 Pages
by
Routledge
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While many Western scholars have discussed the technical aspects of Balinese music or the traditional contexts for performance, little has been written in Western languages about Balinese discourses on their music. This dissertation seeks to understand the experience of music in Bali according to Balinese voices through an analysis of oral and written dialogues on music, mainly by musicians and... Read more
List of Figures List of Tables List of Plates Preface Acknowledgments Introduction PART ONE: MUSICAL DISCOURSES FROM SUKAWATI: THE TRANSITION FROM TRADITIONAL TO MODERN Chapter One: Historical Accounts of the Shadow Play Tradition in Banjar Babakan, Sukawati Chapter Two: Bapak I Wayan Loceng: Proverbs, Metaphors, and Musical Techniques Chapter Three: Interviews with the Young Generation of Shadow Play Performers in Banjar Babakan, Sukawati PART TWO: MUSICAL DISCOURSES IN THE CONTEXT OF STSI, THE INDONESIAN COLLEGE FOR THE ARTS IN DENPASAR, BALI: STSI AS A MIRROR OF MODERNIZATION BASED ON CONTINUITY AND CHANGE Chapter Four: The Practices and Principles of STSI Chapter Five: STSI and Scholarship: Balinese Written Discourses on Music and the Shadow Play Chapter Six: The Political Role of STSI Conclusion Appendix 1: Original Indonesian Text of Interviews, Accounts, Dialogues, and Conversations Appendix 2: Key to the Notation and Musical Transcription of Sulendra Appendix 3: Original Indonesian Text of Interviews, Accounts, Dialogues, and Conversations with Faculty and Students at STSI as well as Brief Citations of Balinese Written Discourses Appendix 4: The Opening Four Verses of Prakempa: Sebuah Lontar Gambelan Bali Notes Glossary Bibliography Index
Biography
Brita Heimarck Renee
