{"product_id":"music-in-central-java-experiencing-music-expressing-culture-global-music-series-9780195147377","title":"Music in Central Java: Experiencing Music  Expressing Culture (Global Music Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMusic in Central Java is one of several case-study volumes that can be used along with Thinking Musically  the core book in the Global Music Series. Thinking Musically 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. Music in Central Java offers a vivid introduction to the regions 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 gamelans 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 (Wayang kulit) and offers a broad survey of other music found in Central Java. In addition  Music in Central Java 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. 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","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279940116533,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195147375","price":51.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195147377.jpg?v=1780616337","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/music-in-central-java-experiencing-music-expressing-culture-global-music-series-9780195147377","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}