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Improvisation and Composition in Balinese Gender Wayang: Music of the Moving Shadows - SOAS Studies in Music Nicholas Gray New edition
Improvisation and Composition in Balinese Gender Wayang: Music of the Moving Shadows - SOAS Studies in Music
Nicholas Gray
An examination of the music of the Balinese gender wayang, the quartet of metallophones - gender - that accompanies the Balinese shadow puppet play - wayang kulit. It tackles a number of core ethnomusicological concerns, including the relationship between composition and improvisation, and also highlights issues specific to Balinese music.
292 pages, includes, c. 70 musical examples, 10 b&w illustrations, 1 map & an audio CD
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 28, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9781409418320 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 296 |
| Dimensions | 167 × 240 × 24 mm · 720 g |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Howard, Professor Keith |
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