Introduction, Theory, and AnalysisJavanese Gamelan

by Sumarsam, Winslow-Kaplan Professor of Music at Wesleyan University

An open access book, updated and published by Sumarsam, Middletown CT, 2023

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Contents

Preface and Acknowledgement / 2 – 3

Introduction to Javanese Gamelan: Notes for MUSC451 / 4 – 44

Theorizing About Music: The case of Javanese Gamelan / 45 – 103

Discourse on Pathet of Javanese Gamelan / 104 – 121

Temporal and Density Flow in Javanese Gamelan / 122 – 142

Learning to Play, Reviewing to Teach Gendèr / 144 -194