Author : Susan Pratt Walton
Publisher : Ohio University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Mode in Javanese Music by : Susan Pratt Walton
Download or read book Mode in Javanese Music written by Susan Pratt Walton and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most controversial aspects of Javanese gamelan music is its musical mode, pathet. From her experience as a performer of sindhenan, or female singing, Walton analyses the melodies and defines the basic laws of mode for sindhenan. She explains more convincingly than previous authors how two systems of mode operate simultaneously in gamelan music to enhance its aesthetic appeal.