{"product_id":"music-in-central-java-experiencing-music-expressing-culture-with-cd-paperback","title":"Music in Central Java: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture [With CD] - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Brinner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMusic in Central Java\u003c\/em\u003e is one of several case-study volumes that can be used along with \u003cem\u003eThinking Musically\u003c\/em\u003e, the core book in the \u003cstrong\u003eGlobal Music Series.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThinking Musically\u003c\/em\u003e incorporates music from many diverse cultures and establishes the framework for exploring the practice of music around the world. It sets the stage for an array of case-study volumes, each of which focuses on a single area of the world. Each case study uses the contemporary musical situation as a point of departure, covering historical information and traditions as they relate to the present. Visit www.oup.com\/us\/globalmusic for a list of case studies in the Global Music Series. The website also includes instructional materials to accompany each study.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eMusic in Central Java\u003c\/em\u003e offers a vivid introduction to the region's musical and cultural landscape, showing how three themes--flexibility, appropriateness, and interconnectedness--characterize Javanese musical practices and traditions. Drawing on his extensive fieldwork, author Benjamin Brinner takes an in-depth look at gamelan music--a traditional musical ensemble tradition that typically features metallophones, xylophones, drums, and gongs--providing readers with a sense of what it means to be a musician performing gamelan. Building from fundamental Javanese concepts of time and melody, the book covers gamelan's instruments, musical idioms, and central interactions and also surveys contrasting performance contexts. It examines both the theatrical and musical aspects of the vibrant tradition of shadow-puppet plays (\u003cem\u003eWayang kulit\u003c\/em\u003e) and offers a broad survey of other music found in Central Java. In addition, \u003cem\u003eMusic in Central Java\u003c\/em\u003e provides an engaging portrait of a leading Javenese musician, traces musical responses to radical social, political, and cultural changes over the past century, and considers Javanese music in relation to Indonesia and the rest of the world.\u003cbr\u003e Enhanced by eyewitness accounts of performances, interviews with key performers, vivid illustrations, and hands-on listening activities, this book is a captivating introduction to the music of Central Java. It is packaged with a 78-minute audio CD containing examples of the music discussed in the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 8.41 x 5.75 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52963897999727,"sku":"9780195147377","price":178.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/0180\/5167\/files\/mfOc6n2MVL9780195147377.webp?v=1779082619","url":"https:\/\/foundationsusallc.org\/products\/music-in-central-java-experiencing-music-expressing-culture-with-cd-paperback","provider":"Foundations USA LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}