Music in Bali : a study in form and instrumental organization in Balinese orchestral music : with photographs by the author / by Colin McPhee.
| Author/creator | McPhee, Colin |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, 1966. |
| Description | xviii, 430 pages : map, music, 120 plates ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part one. Music in Balinese life. The Balinese scene -- The village music clubs -- Music and the temple -- Decline of the palace -- Plays and dances -- Part two. The practice of music. Musical instruments -- Scale systems, scales, and tunings -- Notation and terminology -- The Gamelan gong -- The Gamelan gambuh -- The Gamelan semar pegulingan -- The Gamelan pelegongan -- The Gamelan pejogedan -- The gender wayang ensemble -- The Gamelan angklung -- Four sacred enembles -- The Gamelan arja -- Part three. Modern methods. The Gamelan pelegongan - new devices -- Kebyar - the latest style -- Appendices. Nuclear tones to Gamelan compositions. Gending gong ; Gending semar pegulingan. |
| Abstract | This account of music in Bali as it was practiced in the decade preceding World War II is based on musical material collected by the author during the six years he lived on the island. Although written primarily from the viewpoint of the composer, with a composer's professional interest in musical form, rhythm, technical devices, and orchestration, the book is not intended solely for the musicologist. The author is also concerned with the place of music in Balinese culture and the relation of music to dance and drama. There is an analysis of the instrumental music of Bali, both ancient and modern. Musical examples and scale charts are given, and there is a 64-page section of photographs, taken by the author, of instruments and their players as well as of dancers in ceremonial dress. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-420), discography (pages 421-422), and index. |
| LCCN | 62008252 |
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