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The twentieth century has spawned a great interest in Indonesian music, and now books, articles, and manuscripts can be found that expound exclusively about karawitan (the combined vocal and instrumental music of the gamelan). Scholar Judith Becker has culled several key sources on karawitan into three volumes and has translated them for the benefit of the Western student of the gamelan tradition. The texts in her collection were written over a forty-five-year time period (ca 1930–1975) and include articles by Martopangrawit, Sumarsam, Sastrapustaka, Gitosaprodjo, Sindoesawarno,…
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10 editions- Hardcover · English · 1999Centers for South and Southeast Asia, Th · 512 pages · 9780891480419
- Hardcover · English · 1981Centers for South and Southeast Asia, Th · 9780472530052
- Other · English · 2021University of Michigan, Center for South & Southeast Asian Studies · 9780472038206
- Other · English · 2021University of Michigan, Center for South & Southeast Asian Studies · 9780472038190
- Other · English · 2021University of Michigan, Center for South & Southeast Asian Studies · 9780472038183
- Other · English · 2020University of Michigan, Center for South & Southeast Asian Studies · 9780472127702
Vocal musicGamelan musicHistory and criticismJavanese languageMusic, javaneseColleges of further educationEducational strategies & policy