Koskoff examines the history, cultural significance, and musical structures of contemporary gamelan angklung cremation music through the lens of three intertwined stories: existing scholarship on this music, written mostly by Western composers and scholars; the views of those performing and experiencing the music who regard it as dharma—ritual obligation, a basic concept in Balinese Hinduism; and the music itself, with a musical analysis focusing on changes in rasa—feeling, flavor and musical flow.
A journey inside a tradition, Bittersweet Sounds of Passage reveals the overlooked music of an important ritual in Balinese village life.
Koskoff examines the history, cultural significance, and musical structures of contemporary gamelan angklung cremation music through the lens of three intertwined stories: existing scholarship on this music, written mostly by Western composers and scholars; the views of those performing and experiencing the music who regard it as dharma—ritual obligation, a basic concept in Balinese Hinduism; and the music itself, with a musical analysis focusing on changes in rasa—feeling, flavor and musical flow.
A journey inside a tradition, Bittersweet Sounds of Passage reveals the overlooked music of an important ritual in Balinese village life.
Bittersweet Sounds of Passage: Balinese Gamelan Angklung Cremation Music
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Bittersweet Sounds of Passage: Balinese Gamelan Angklung Cremation Music
208Hardcover(First Edition)
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| ISBN-13: | 9780252046629 |
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| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press |
| Publication date: | 07/08/2025 |
| Edition description: | First Edition |
| Pages: | 208 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d) |