Unplayed Melodies : Javanese Gamelan and the Genesis of Music Theory /
The gamelan music of Central Java is one of the world's great orchestral traditions. Its rich sonic texture is not based on Western-style harmony or counterpoint, but revolves around a single melody. The nature of that melody, however, is puzzling. In this book, Marc Perlman uses this puzzle as...
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Berkeley, CA :
University of California Press,
[2004]
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