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The Kethuk and Kempyang

The kethuk and kempyang span are colotomic
or structure-marking instruments
in the Javanese gamelan ensemble.
The parts are not melodious or even particularly
challenging to play. However, the kethuk
and kempyang are helpful in defining
the beat and keeping the ensemble playing together.

Both the kethuk and kempyang
are horizontal gongs much like the kenong or bonang.
Frequently, both instruments will be played by one musician.

Kethuk

The kethuk is a single kettle-gong of definite pitch
(the kethuk of the Kyai Telaga Rukmi ensemble is
a pitch 2; see pages about the Javanese scales and
cipher notation for more information.)
It is played in one of two ways depending upon
the irama (speed) of the piece. In a fast irama
the musician strikes the button or knob of
the instrument without letting the stick rebound or the note ring.
The sound of the kethuk is a dry "Thuk"
(the name of the instrument mirrors its sound).
In a slower irama the kethuk is played in a kind of "dribbling" pattern somewhat like "Thuk thuk thuk thuk thuk".

Kempyang

The kempyang consists of two kettle-gongs
of higher pitch than that of the kethuk. Either
one or both kempyang kettles may be stuck and
allowed to ring with a "Pyang" sound. The two kettles
are pitched about a note apart, so it can be a very
disonant sound when they are struck together.

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The Drums

There are several drums or kendhang
of different sizes in a Javanese gamelan ensemble:
kendhang ageng, kendhang wayangan, kendhang ciblon,
and kendhang ketipung (not all of the drums
are necessarily played in one piece).
The laced drums have skin heads on
both sides are are played with the hand. Usually,
one musician will play the drums, one or two at a time.
The drummer supplies many of the signals to the rest of the group.
Some drum patterns may mean finish the piece,
another may mean change to a new piece,
while yet another drum pattern may mean switch styles of playing.
In a gamelan ensemble, the drums are not the only signal,
other instruments like the bonang barung
or rebab may lead the ensemble melodically.

Because the drums are played with the hands,
they have a wide variety of sounds from
a high pitched "tak" to a low "dlong."
I have never played the drums, so I do not know many of the details....

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The Gendèr

The gendèr (pronounced gen - DARE)
is a soft instrument with multioctave range.
The thin metal bars are suspended by cords above
tubular resonators that amplify and sustain the sound.
There are two sizes of gendèr: gendèr barung (lower)
and gendèr panerus (higher). Each plays an elaborate melody
derived from the main melody of a piece of music, or balungan.

Gendèr are played with two hands, each holding
a mallet with a padded disk-shaped head.
Because the instrument has incredible sustain,
the sound must be dampened with
the wrists after striking the next note (or notes).

Gendèr come in threes (unlike most instruments, which come in pairs).
One gendèr is for the sléndro scale,
and there are two pélog gendèr for different pathet,
or modes. One pélog gendèr has pitches 1 2 3 5 6,
while the other has pitches 2 3 5 6 7. (Read more about the Javanese scales
and cipher notation.)

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The Kenong

The kenong, like the gongs, are punctuating instruments.
The kenong are related to gongs. Essentially,
a kenong kettle is a small, but deep tuned
gong that is suspended on cords in a rack.

The musician sits in the middle
of all of the instruments (which include kettles from both scales).
Kenong beaters are large sticks with a padded end. Normally,
the musician will play a kenong and let it ring.
In some pieces, the kenong is played in rapid succession.
The player must dampen the instrument with the beater
so only the desired pitch is heard.

In many pieces, the kenong play at the end of each line
(called kenongan). A number of kenongan makes up a gongan,
or one gong-cycle of a piece.

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The Gong Ageng, Gong Suwuk,

and Kempul

In Javanese gamelan, the gongs are colotomic or
punctuating instruments that mark
the musical structure of the piece.
They do not play constantly, instead they
play at regular intervals (along with the
kenong, kethuk, and kempyang) to
punctuate a piece of music.

Gong Ageng and Gong Suwuk

The gong ageng
(the two dark-colored
gongs in the photograph)
are very important to
the gamelan. They mark
the end of major divisions called gongan. The big gong is also
used when ending most pieces.
The gong suwuk
are large gongs of definite pitch.
In some pieces,
they are used to mark
different gongan or when
there are many gong strokes
in rapid successesion
(the gong ageng sounds muddy if played often).

The Kempul

The kempul are a set
of pitched gongs.
These instruments often
subdivide a line
of gamelan music.
There are two racks of
gongs because of the two
gamelan scales, or laras.

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The Slenthem

The slenthem frequently plays the same
basic melody as that of the saron. Occasionally,
it does have its own important part to play.
It is low in pitch, and its sound sustains for a relatively long period
of time because of the tubular resonators below each bar.
It is a quiet instrument and its sound helps to soften that of the saron.

With the resonators and thin bars,
the slenthem is related to the higher pitched gendèr.
It is played with one hand holding a padded wooden disk beater (with a handle) and the other hand for dampening notes previously struck.
As with many other gamelan instruments, the slenthem come in pairs for the two scales.

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The Saron (Demung, Barung, and Peking)

The saron form the backbone of the Javanese gamelan ensemble.
Typically, they play the melody along with the slenthem.
This melody line, the balungan (literally "skeleton"),
is the part from which all of the elaborating instruments
(like the bonang and gendèr) derive their parts.

Because Javanese gamelan has two scales, pélog and sléndro,
each saron of a large set come in pairs. When playing the saron,
one strikes the metal bars with a hammer in one hand and dampens notes with the other.

	The Demung The demung is the largest and lowest of the saron. It is played with a hammer with a wooden head.
	The Saron The saron (also known as saron barung) is somewhat smaller than the demung. Its bars sound an octave higher than those of the demung.
	The Peking The peking (also known as the saron panerus) is small and plays high notes (an octave higher than the saron). When playing the peking, one uses a hammer made from an animal horn. The peking usually playes an elaboration on the basic melody.

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The Bonang

The bonang has no equivalent in Western music.
Some people call the bonang "gong chimes."
The bonang are in fact related to gongs.
Each kettle on the rack is basically
a small tuned gong oriented so that the button is on top.
These kettle gongs are suspended on cords
and do not have any resonators.

Bonang are played with both hands
using cord wrapped beaters. Because a player uses both hands
to play the instrument, he or she must also
dampen notes with the beaters themselves.

The Javanese gamelan has two pairs of bonang instruments:
the bonang barung and the bonang panerus.
There are two of each bonang to play in the two gamelan scales.

Bonang Barung

The bonang barung is the lower of the two instruments.
Melodically, it is one of the more important instruments
in a Javanese gamelan ensemble. In many loud pieces,
it is the melodic leader playing an elaborate version of the basic melody.

Bonang Panerus

The bonang panerus plays an octave higher
than the bonang barung. It usually plays a fast
melodic strain based on that played by the bonang barung.

In some pieces, both bonang play a fast
interlocking pattern called imbal. You can hear an example
of this in Playon Gambuh.

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Javanese gamelan is music indigenous to Java, an island of Indonesia.
There are many other types of gamelan, such as
Balinese gamelan and anklung gamelan from other cultures of Indonesia.

I have played Javanese gamelan for over four years in a course,
Music 361, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The name of the gamelan ensemble at the UW is Kyai Telågå Rukmi,
which translates to "The Venerable Lake of Gold" in reference to
the golden carvings of the gamelan set
and Lake Mendota along which the UW sits.
Music 361 is open to students of any major,
so this has been a great way for me to continue
playing music even though I am an engineering student.

I created these pages to describe Javanese gamelan to
my friends and others who have never heard of gamelan.
The information on my pages reflect what
I have learned about Javanese gamelan; I am by no means an expert.
(If you find any mistakes or problems, please let me know.)
Please, browse through the site by following
the links near the top of each page. If you get lost,
or if you just want to see links to everything, try the sitemap.

Why don't you read more about Javanese gamelan,
see pictures of the instruments, or listen to a music file...

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GAMELAN

Musical Instruments

Wouldn't you just love to try them?

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Balinese Music and Dance

Part of the joy of Bali is the sophisticated music and dance.
The Hindu royalty of nearby Java fled to Bali in the middle ages to escape
Muslim invaders. They brought with them the dances and music of their court.
In Bali these traditions have been honored and expanded.
The Balinese have an amazing ability to
maintain their traditional culture while mixing in the new.

A gamelan performance in an Ubud temple

We usually stay in Ubud because it is a center for dancing and
musical performances. Ubud is also higher and therefore cooler,
than the coastline.
These performances may be seen at shows put on in various neighborhood centers,
temples, the palace and outlying villages.
There are shows put on specifically for tourists and other performances
performed to honor the gods at temple festivals.
The temple dances will feature the same dancers
but may not start until quite late and may go on all night. You are more likely to see actual
trance dancing in the temples. As always,
dress respectfully if you will be entering a temple.

The Barong is a popular creature in Balinese dance

Because there are temple festivals, dance and gamelan

practice and processions going through town,
it often seems that music and dance is constant in Ubud.
The tourist center downtown posts schedules of dances in nearby villages and will arrange transportation.
Dances held in Ubud are promoted by numerous ticket sellers who are easy to find.
You will also find that by just going out at night
and following the sound of the gamelan you can find unadvertised temple festivals and performances.
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Gamelan Orchestra Performs at Bowdoin February 5

Story posted January 31, 2005

While the Javanese word "gamelan" means "to hammer," generically it refers to the large percussion orchestras of Java and Bali. The primary instruments of gamelan are gongs, metallophones and hand drums, with cymbals, vocals, bamboo flutes, and spiked fiddles used as well.

Gamelan is the primary source of all music in Bali, both sacred and secular. The Balinese people are ardent practitioners of a unique form of Hinduism, and gamelan is necessary for all ritual events, as well as to mark any large social occasion.

The ensemble Gamelan Galak Tika, the Boston area's first Balinese gamelan, will perform at Bowdoin College at 3 p.m., Saturday, February 5, in Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. Admission is free.

Cynthia Lakswana dancing Taruna Jaya. Photo by Bill Southworth.

Founded in 1993 for the purpose of studying and performing both traditional and modern Balinese music and dance, as well as to develop new works in collaboration with Balinese and American artists, Gamelan Galak Tika is a community ensemble in residence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Approximately 30 members strong, the group was founded and is directed by Evan Ziporyn, MIT professor of music.

Gamelan Galak Tika ("galak tika" translates to "intense togetherness") has given dozens of performances around the East Coast and New England, at venues ranging from New York's Lincoln Center and Boston's Jordan Hall to the Somerville Street Festival and Boston's First Night Parade. Most recently the group collaborated with Dante Anzolini and the New England Conservatory Symphony Orchestra in the premiere of Ziporyn's "Ngaben," a large-scale work for gamelan and orchestra dedicated to the victims of the 2002 terrorist attack on a Balinese nightclub.

For more information about Gamelan Galak Tika's Bowdoin performance call 725-3747.

Visit the ensemble's Web site at www.galaktika.org/

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Play The HMS Gamelan!

HMS has two Javanese and one Balinese Gamelan available to schools.
Gamelan is the tuned percussion orchestra of Indonesia, comprising gongs, metallophones and drums played by up to 30 pupils at a time.

The music is built up from melodic patterns and rhythms from simple to complex and is challenging, fun and musically satisfying for all ages and abilities, allowing pupils to participate in ensemble playing right from the start, every pattern becoming part of a complex musical whole.

1. Host a Gamelan for schools in your area to visit and receive 8 free 1/2 day workshops with our expert tutor.

2. Visit a Gamelan hosted by a school in your area for a 1/2 day workshop with tutor. Cost £95 Find out about Gamelan locations

3. Residence - 1/2 term of weekly Balinese Gamelan sessions at your school, with tutor. Cost £395 for 6 1/2 day sessions

4. Full day workshop - the Balinese Gamelan in your school for morning and afternoon sessions, with tutor. Cost £255

The courses are tailored to suit your school after discussion with the tutor, and include support material

HMS Gamelan Hosting Scheme

To give all schools in Hampshire the opportunity to play, our Javanese Gamelan tour the county, staying in host schools for a term at a time. The host school receives 8 free ½ day workshops with our specialist tutor, and the Gamelan is visited by local schools. We handle the arrangements for visiting schools and provide the host school with a programme of bookings. Delivery and removal of the Gamelan are handled by our removals experts at a time convenient to the school.

The Gamelan requires a secure classroom or hall of min 40m² where it can be set up and left for the duration of the hosting.

For bookings and further information please contact Hampshire Music Service on 02380 652037 or send us an email

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The Indonesian Performing Arts Association of Minnesota (IPAAM) promotes
an understanding of and appreciation for Indonesian music, dance and culture.

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IPAAM is pleased to announce a new name for its performing ensembles:

Sumunar Indonesian Music and Dance

The Performing Ensembles include:

Sumunar Gamelan Ensemble
Sumunar Dance Ensemble
Sumunar Youth Ensemble (Gamelan and/or Dance)

These ensembles frequently perform together in various combinations. Sumunar is an Indonesian word meaning "glowing, brilliant light," one that illuminates and warms the soul.

Upcoming Events

: June 25: The Sumunar Gamelan Ensemble will perform at Minnehaha Falls Park, in south Minneapolis. More information.

Classes in Javanese Gamelan and Indonesian Dance
IPAAM invites you to learn the music and dance of Indonesia. Classes are taking a break for the summer, but will resume in the fall. Please check back here for more information, including dates, locations, and registration information.

Membership
Get discounts on gamelan CDs and Indonesian home furnishings, and free passes to IPAAM classes by becoming a member of the Indonesian Performing Arts Association of Minnesota.

Hiring the Gamelan and Dancers
IPAAM gamelan and dance groups are available to perform at large and small functions, from public events, to private parties. We can create an ensemble and program appropriate to your needs.

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Music Ensembles - Gamelan

Javanese gamelan

In a number of Southeast Asian Studies modules (SE2221, SE2214, SE5222), students learn to play the Javanese gamelan. Playing music allows students to go beyond books and lectures, and gives them a direct, hands-on experience of Southeast Asian art, which makes learning more enjoyable and, for many, a memorable experience. Gamelan music often accompanies various forms of theatre, dance, and ceremonies, and the instruments, decorated with beautiful and symbolically rich carving, are an important element of material/visual culture. Thus learning gamelan is a way to come into direct contact with, and learn about, various aspects of culture and society.

The Southeast Asian Studies Programme also manages the largest gamelan music group in Singapore, the NUS Singa Nglaras Gamelan Ensemble, which offers the opportunity for NUS students, staff, and others, to receive high quality instruction in gamelan music, and enjoy playing gamelan in informal practices. The group also perform on a variety of occasion.

About Our Gamelan Set, Ki Tunjunglaras
The spectacular and unusually large gamelan set, Ki Tunjunglaras (Venerable “Lotus Harmony”), owned by the Faculty, is used in teaching modules at the Southeast Asian Studies Programme, and by the NUS Singa Nglaras Gamelan Ensemble. The set has been built in the Surakarta region of Central Java between about 1998 and 2003, and comprises over 50 instruments in two tuning systems. Many of the bronze instruments are larger than average size, giving the set an especially rich and powerful sound, and the number of some instruments is also more than average. The wooden parts of the instruments are carved and painted in black and dark red and decorated with gold leaf.

About Gamelan Music
The Javanese gamelan is the largest member of a family of Southeast Asian musical ensembles, and its beautiful music is one of the most complex in the world. A skeletal melody which can progress at different speeds is punctuated at regular intervals by the large gong, and the resulting gong cycle is regularly subdivided into increasingly smaller sub-cycles by a variety of smaller gongs.

Apart from the skeletal melody and the punctuating gongs, there are a variety of instrumental and vocal parts that provide the “flesh” and create a complex musical texture that is characteristic of gamelan music. They move at varying ratio in relation to the skeletal melody: for example, an instrument may be playing 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 strokes per one stroke of the skeletal melody. The drummer controls tempo changes and drum strokes and patterns closely interact with dance or puppet movements. The music from Central Java traditionally accompanies ceremonies and dance and shadow puppet theatre performances, and it is also played by itself at informal performances qua practices for enjoyment.

The NUS Singa Nglaras Gamelan Ensemble

The NUS Singa Nglaras Gamelan Ensemble was formed in January 2004. It is managed by the Southeast Asian Studies Programme. Its members are NUS students, professors as well as friends from outside of the university. Dr. Jan Mrázek is the musical director.

Singa Nglaras means “relaxing lion” (the word “nglaras” means both to “relax” and “to harmonise, tune”). The Ensemble’s primary motivation is the relaxed enjoyment and appreciation of gamelan music. While the group takes relaxing seriously, they also believe that they can enjoy gamelan music more, appreciate it better, and ultimately enjoy themselves better, if they continue learning and delving into the more intricate aspects of gamelan music, and play more complex and “larger” musical compositions. The Ensemble also plays music for accompaniment of dance and theatre. A Javanese dancer, Nunuk Sri Rahayu, regularly performs with the ensemble, and we frequently invite guest musicians, dancers, and puppeteers from Indonesia..

Weekly group rehearsals are the group’s main activity, while occasional performances allow the group to share some of their gamelan-ing pleasure with others.

All NUS students are encouraged to join – no previous musical experience is necessary (training will be provided), and it is free of charge! The only requirement is a commitment to attend the weekly rehearsals regularly (Wednesday evenings). Students become members of the Gamelan Student Society.

NUS students or staff interested in joining playing gamelan, please contact Dr Jan Mrázek at seajm@nus.edu.sg .

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Emory Gamelan Ensemble

For information contact : Steve Everett, director

Instruction in the performance of the traditional music of Central Java and the traditions of Indonesian culture and history.

Recent Performances:

Solo Java
Emory University
December 5, 2006

Program
Ladrang Wilujeng laras slendro pathet manyura
Ladrang Wilujeng laras pelog pathet barang
Ladrang Pangkur laras pelog pathet barang
Ladrang Duporo laras slendro pathet manyura (1976) K.P.H. Notoprojo
Ladrang Duporo laras pelog pathet barang
Gendhing Gambirsawit kethuk 2 kerep, minggah Ladrang Sri Karongron laras slendro pathet sanga
Lagu Dolanan Swara Suling laras pelog pathet nem (1959) Ki Nartosabdho
Buburan – Udan Mas laras slendro pathet manyura
Udan Mas laras pelog pathet lima
Udan Mas laras pelog pathet barang

Listen – Gendhing Gambirsawit kethuk 2 kerep, minggah Ladrang Sri Karongron laras slendro pathet sanga

– Sept, 30, 2006, Emerson Hall, Emory University – 90th birthday celebration for Cherry Emerson

– guest musicians: Midiyanto (gender) and Darsono (kendhang)

Javanese Wayang Kulit Under the Stars
Midiyanto, shadow puppeteer / Darsono, guest drummer-gender
September 30, 2006
Outdoor performance at Emory University

(photos: Andrea Childress)

The ENSEMBLE

The Emory Gamelan Ensemble was formed in 1997 by Emory professor Steve Everett and has presented both concerts and wayang kulit (shadow puppet plays). They have performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, at the 50th Society of Ethnomusicology Conference, for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, the Asian Cultural Experience of Atlanta, Southeast Association of Asian Studies Conference, Savannah Asian Arts Festival, and at numerous universities in the Southeast. Guest performers and teachers have included Midiyanto, Sumarsam, Hardja Susilo, I.M. Harjito, Darsono, Sri Maeny, Muryanto, Emiko Susilo, Sarah Weiss, Susan Walton, Marc Perlman, and Vincent McDermott.

1) Rehearsal with Pak Sumarsam, Schwartz Performing Arts Center, Emory University and 2) High Museum of Art, Atlanta

3) Gongs at the Schwartz Center and 4) Rehearsal with Pak Sumarsam and Ibu Maeny in Burlington Road Building (photos: Steve Everett)

Links:

Javanese Gamelan Description (University of Michigan)

Introduction to Gamelan (Alex Dea)

back to Emory Department of Music

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Where to play gamelan

Playing gamelan is a great musical activity which can be enjoyed by everyone.

There are a number of groups in the UK which offer regular playing sessions with tuition.

The Oxford Gamelan Group

Beginners are always made welcome and no musical experience is necessary. You will be expected to take your shoes off and it is usually necessary to sit on the floor.

Some locations offer special classes for younger children or families.

Listed below are groups where you can learn to play gamelan.

The individual contacts given for each group will be pleased to let you have further information.

Groups are listed in alphabetical order of location.

Most groups arrange sessions on a termly basis, so you are advised to make contact first to check term dates.

Bristol Central Javanese Gamelan
Day	Monday
Time	7.00pm
Place	World Music Studio, Cotham School Cotham Lawn Road, Cotham
Contact	Keith Ripley
Phone	0117 944 4241
Email	keith.ripley@cityofbristol.ac.uk
Cambridge Central Javanese Gamelan
Day	Tuesday
Time	7.30pm
Place	The Cudworth Room, University of Cambridge Faculty of Music, West Road, Cambridge
Contact	Robert Campion
Phone	01223 842850
Email	robertcampion@tinyonline.co.uk
Cardiff Central Javanese Gamelan A range of taster sessions and regular classes. See St David's Hall Gamelan
Place	St David's Hall, Cardiff
Contact	Education department
Phone	029 2087 8572 (day)
Email	artsaccess@cardiff.gov.uk
Cheltenham Central Javanese Gamelan
Day	Tuesdays
Time	Beginners 6.00pm Community Gamelan Group 7.30pm
Place	The Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham
Contact	Philippa Claridge
Phone	01242 775891
Email	philippa.claridge@cheltenham.gov.uk
Durham Central Javanese Gamelan
Day	Saturday
Time	1.30pm
Place	Oriental Museum Museum web site
Contact	John Hails
Phone	0191 3343141
Email	j.a.hails@durham.ac.uk
Glasgow Central Javanese Gamelan See Naga Mas
Day	Tuesday
Time	6.00pm
Place	The Tramway
Contact	Jon Keliehor
Phone	0141 584 9075
Email	info@nagamas.co.uk
Lincoln Beginners gamelan classes
Day	Tuesdays (7 weeks from 4 September 2007)
Time	7 – 9pm
Cost	£30.00 for 7 weeks or £5 per session (£4 conc)
Place	To be confirmed
Contact	Nikki
Phone	0115 9419759
Email	artbeat@ntlworld.com
London Balinese Gamelan Semara Dana See LSO Discovery
Day	Monday
Time	Beginners 5.45pm More experienced players 6.45pm
Place	LSO St Lukes, Old Street, London EC1
Contact	Ranjana Ghatak
Phone	020 7382 2539
Email	ranjana.ghatak@lso.co.uk
Oxford Central Javanese Gamelan
Day	Wednesday
Time	Beginners 6.00pm More experienced players 7.30pm
Place	The Balfour Building, 60 Banbury Road Oxford
Contact	Peter Smith
Phone	07740 377610
Email	Jonoloyo@aol.com

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welcome to our web site - Traditional Music : Angklung ( Group / Solo ), Gamelan & Caklempong by : wariseni budaya, shah alam, selangor, malaysia

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Gamelan

Caklempong

Kompang

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Judul : Gamelan Myanmar

Sebuah snapshot dari salah satu alat musik tradisional Myanmar. Kalau dilihat dari bentuknya mirip sekali dengan gamelan Indonesia. Bagian depan dari photo ada sejejeran gendang yang juga hampir sama dengan jenis gendang dari tanah air.

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Kolaborasi Musik Etnik dan Digital

Monday, 21 May 2007

Malang-Surya
Alunan musik etnik dipadu dengan irama digital dari Digital Ethnic Artmoschestra, terdengar merdu memecah keheningan Minggu (20/5) malam, di halaman sekretariat Dewan Kesenian Malang (DKM).

Kolaborasi unik antara gitar, keyboard, saxophone, bonang, saron, demung dan angklung serta irama digital yang diperdengarkan dari laptop, menjadikan musik ini begitu beragam.
Vokal Bagus Brahmananto yang melengking membawakan lagu `gending gendeng`, `osing-osing` dan `moco macapat`, semakin melengkapi kekhasan musik ini.

Menariknya, musik yang ditampilkan dalam pembukaan gelar seni rupa Malang ini tidak hanya dimainkan pemain lokal Malang, namun juga tiga pemuda mancanegara. Mereka adalah Steve asal Inggris yang memainkan bonang, Yanos asal Hongaria yang memainkan musik tiup (Saxophone) serta Mika asal Cheko yang menjadi Disk Jockey (DJ) Digital.

Penampilan etnik ini dipadu dengan tata panggung yang juga unik dengan kelambu-kelambu putih dan bangkai pohon yang menambah kesan naturalis.

Bagus Brahmananto, sang vokalis, mengakui musik ini diorientasikan untuk mengangkat nafas-nafas seni daerah pesisir. "Karena itu pemilihan lagu juga disesuaikan seperti gending gendeng yang merupakan tembang dolanan atau osing-osing, musik khas Banyuwangi," kata Bagus saat ditemui beberapa saat sebelum tampil.

Keberadaan DJ yang mengusung musik digital ini dimaksudkan untuk menggabungkan teknologi modern dengan musik yang tampil live. "Unsur musiknya sendiri diambil dari nada-nada macapat dari syair-syair yang ada seperti pangkur, megatruh atau macapat sendiri," ujar Bagus.
Musik etnik digital yang dibawakan Digital Ethnic Artmoschestra ini tidak hanya dinikmati penikmat musik Malang saja, namun sudah tampil di beberapa kota. Bahkan salah satu personilnya, Redy , beberapa waktu lalu pernah menunjukkan kebolehannya di Jerman.

Sementara itu dalam gelar akbar seni rupa ini juga diikuti 35 pelukis asal Kota Malang, Kota Batu, Blitar, Pasuruan serta 3 perupa seni instalasi.
Ketua Penyelenggara, Yosa Batu P, mengatakan pameran ini sebagai pra kondisi sebelum ajang Bhiennale Jatim ke 2. Karena itu panitia tidak mematok tema khusus dalam pameran ini. "Pameran ini hanya dimaksudkan untuk mencari potensi untuk dikeluarkan di ajang Bhiennale. Disitu akan ada tema khusus yang ditampilkan," kata Yosa.st19

Link Gamelan International Community

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E-mail addresses
In the hope of defeating e-mail address harvester programs, the 'at' symbol in the addresses below has been replaced by two other symbols, and the addresses are not live links. The URLs are live links.

Please report broken links to the webmaster.

American Gamelan Institute (www.gamelan.org): publishes the journal Balungan. The website lists gamelan groups and gamelan builders, offers kepatihan fonts, various writings, ‘Gongcast’ broadcast of music samples.

Asian Music Circuit (www.amc.org.uk): an umbrella organisation for Asian music performing groups.

Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU) (www2.accu.or.jp/paap): ‘databank on traditional/folk performing arts in Asia and the Pacific’.

ASKI recordings (www.arts.cornell.edu/gamelan/aski.htm): source of streamed recordings of central Javanese repertoire, recorded at ASKI (predecessor of STSI Solo) in 1971, and focusing on specific instruments.

Australia (http://danny.oz.au/gamelan): list of gamelan in Australia and New Zealand, reviews, etc.

Canada, Gamelan groups in (http://raven.dartmouth.edu/~gamelan/directorycanada.html).

CIA World Factbook (www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/id.html): the entry for Indonesia, giving background information on the country.

Gamelan Hawaii (www.cba.hawaii.edu/remus/gamelan): information on Javanese and Balinese gamelan, including the introduction Toward an appreciation of Javanese gamelan by Prof. Hardja Susilo and extensive information on Balinese gong kebyar.

Gamelan Network, UK (www.gamelannetwork.co.uk): information on resources for schools and the community (including a list of teachers), and performing groups.

Gamelans of the Kraton Yogyakarta, by Roger Vetter (http://web.grinnell.edu/courses/mus/gamelans/open.html): photographs, information and sound samples.

Gendhing Jawa (www.calarts.edu/~drummond/gendhing.html): notation for over 1000 pieces from the central Javanese repertoire in downloadable .PDF files.

Het Gamelanhuis [The Gamelan House] (www.gamelanhuis.nl): gamelan events in the Netherlands, also background information with sound clips and vintage photographs, mainly on central Javanese gamelan. In Dutch.

Indonesian Music Shop (www.indonesianmusic.com): 'online music shop' based in Maryland, USA.

Indonet publishing (www.antenna.nl/indonet/bulletin.html): details of gamelan groups in the Netherlands.

Interactive Gamelan (www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/makingtracks/discover.shtml): the BBC's 'interactive gamelan' game has been on the BBC website for many months. Requires Shockwave.

ISI Yogyakarta (www.isi.ac.id): website of the academy, mainly in Indonesian.

JawaPalace (www.jawapalace.org): a variety of information on Indonesia and its culture, mostly in Indonesian, but some Javanese. Not recommended for migraine sufferers.

Joglosemar (http://joglosemar.freeservers.com): a wide variety of information on central Java and its culture. The English is rough, and the event information is out of date. (The name is derived from Jogyakarta, Solo and Semarang.)

Kulturkontakt (www.kulturkontakt-online.de): a 'database of European gamelan groups' plus information on events and performing groups in Germany. A photo library is promised. In English and German. E-Mail: info%$kulturkontakt.de.

Murni's (www.murnis.com/culture/index.htm): an extensive collection of material on Balinese culture, including music, dance and wayang. Also an online shop.

Musiques de Bali et Java en France [Music of Bali and Java in France] (http://gamelan.fr): Jean-Pierre Chazal's site, with a list of gamelan in France, event information, bibliography, discography, good links to sources on the history of the gamelan in Europe, etc. Some parts in English as well as French.

New Zealand (http://danny.oz.au/gamelan): list of gamelan in Australia and New Zealand, reviews, etc.

Northern Illinois University (www.seasite.niu.edu/Indonesian/Budaya_Bangsa/Gamelan/Main_Page/main_page.htm): sound recordings and background information on Balinese and Javanese gamelan.

Radio Geronimo (www.geronimo.fm): Yogya's experimental music station: in Indonesian.

Radio Republik Indonesia (www.rri-online.com): website of Indonesia's state broadcaster, mostly available in English and other languages. Worth monitoring because of indications that streaming broadcasts, potentially including music, are planned (although they were not yet in operation when this page was written).

Rob van Albada's home page (http://home.hccnet.nl/v.albada): notation (requiring Kepatihan Pro font from AGI), recordings, etc., mainly for central Javanese gamelan.

Samples of a Balinese gamelan Semar Pegulingan on CD (www.patrickgrant.com/main_order_cd.htm).

Samples of Gamelan Kyai Parijata (www.xs4all.nl/~gjvo/gamelan/delft): downloadable samples from the central Javanese pélog/sléndro gamelan in the Museum Nusantara at Delft, Netherlands, with documentation.

Sekar Enggal (www.sekarenggal.co.uk): background information on Sundanese music and culture, with MP3 clips of music.

Seleh Notes (www.selehnotes.co.uk): website of the journal for the UK gamelan community.

Sinar Anyar (http://sinaranyar.kresna.net): 'Resources on Javanese court dances and gamelan music', including a select list of notation for central Javanese pieces. A Dutch website with much English content.

STSI Denpasar (www.stsibali.ac.id): website of the academy, in English.

STSI Surakarta (www.stsi-ska.ac.id): website of the academy, mainly in Indonesian.

Takwim info (www.anu.edu.au/asianstudies/ahcen/proudfoot/Takwim.html): information on calendars, including a conversion program.

University of Michigan (www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/gamelan/gamelanVT2.html): Quicktime VR presentation and background information on central Javanese gamelan.

Virtual Instrument Museum (http://learningobjects.wesleyan.edu/vim/cgi-bin/regions.cgi#SEAsia): Wesleyan University's collection of instruments, presented as audio and video clips and still images, with background information.

Wikiverse (http://gamelan.wikiverse.org): the gamelan page in the Wikiverse web encyclopedia.

Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival (www.gayam16.net/YGF): in English.

CD Discography-Central Java

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Reviews

A review of available CDs of central Javanese gamelan was published in Seleh Notes, Vol. 13, no. 3, July 2006. An extended version of that review (PDF file, 162 kB), which can be downloaded by clicking here, includes the three-CD set from Arion and the King Records (Japan) series as listed below. The Arion set, although theoretically available at the time of writing (June 2006), is not listed by major retailers. The King Records series has not been obtainable in Europe or the USA for several years, although some CDs in the series appear to be available in Japan: more details below.

Other reviews can be found as follows:

by Geert Jan van Oldenborgh at www.xs4all.nl/~gjvo/gamelan/gamelan_reviews.html: this contains some errors (e.g. the Ocora series Java: Palais Royal de Yogyakarta does not correspond to Keraton CDs)
by Terry McComb at www.medieval.org/music/world/java.html

Listings

Indonesian companies

CDs are now being issued by Indonesian recording companies, e.g. Dasa and Keraton Music. Not all are new digital recordings. These are not normally obtainable outside Indonesia.

The Lokananta company has started reissuing some of its classic cassette recordings in CD form: see dedicated pages at www.lokanantasolo.com/pages/cdseries.html, where detailed notes in English can also be found. These CDs are being sold via the American Gamelan Institute.

Companies outside Indonesia

The list below, consisting only of CDs released by Western labels, was prepared for use with the Seleh Notes review mentioned above. Titles of pieces are given in standardised modern spelling, and corrected as far as possible. Titles of the CDs themselves are left unchanged. On the ‘details’ pages, the dates are those of the recordings. Some of the pieces heard on these recordings, e.g. parts of the dance suites, are not identified in the track listings. If you can fill in the gaps, please contact the webmaster.

Languages of notes: E English, F French, G German, J Japanese, S Spanish

The CDs are listed by recording company.

ABC-Clio
Gamelan: Traditional Sounds of Indonesia (CD accompanying book by Henry Spiller)	DETAILS
Arc Music
Gamelan from Central Java [Arc Music EUCD1902]
Notes: E/G/F/S	DETAILS
Arion
Gamelan of Central Java [Arion ARN 64629, 3 CDs]
Notes: E/F	DETAILS
Auvidis
Java: Music of the Theater [Auvidis/Unesco D8078]
Notes: ?	DETAILS
Java – vocal art [Auvidis/Unesco D8014]
Notes: E/F	DETAILS
Celestial Harmonies
Yogyakarta: Gamelan of the Kraton [Celestial Harmonies 13161-2]
Notes: E	DETAILS
CMP
The Music of K. R. T. Wasitodiningrat [CMP CMPCD3007]
Notes: E	DETAILS
Dunya, see Felmay
Elektra Nonesuch
The Jasmine Isle [Elektra Nonesuch 79717-2]
Notes: E	DETAILS
Javanese Court Gamelan [Vol. I], Pura Pakualaman, Jogjakarta [Elektra Nonesuch 79719-2]
Notes: E	DETAILS
Javanese Court Gamelan Vol. II, Mangkunegaran, Solo [Elektra Nonesuch 79721-2]
Notes: E	DETAILS
Javanese Court Gamelan Vol. III, Kraton Yogya [Elektra Nonesuch 79722-2]
Notes: E	DETAILS
Felmay
Gamelan of Central Java, I: Classical Gendings [Dunya/Felmay FY8041]
Notes: E	DETAILS
Gamelan of Central Java, II: Ceremonial Music [Dunya/Felmay FY8042]
Notes: E	DETAILS
Gamelan of Central Java, III: Modes and Timbres [Dunya/Felmay FY8043]
Notes: E	DETAILS
Gamelan of Central Java, IV: Spiritual Music [Dunya/Felmay FY8044]
Notes: E	DETAILS
Gamelan of Central Java, V: Gaya Yogyakarta [Dunya/Felmay FY8075]
Notes: E	DETAILS
Gamelan of Central Java, VI: Kraton Surakarta [Dunya/Felmay FY8103]
Notes: E	DETAILS
Gamelan of Central Java, VII: Edge of Tradition [Dunya/Felmay FY8104]
Notes: E	DETAILS
Inédit (Maison des Cultures du Monde)
Gamelan de Solo: le jeu des sentiments/Solonese gamelan: a garland of moods [Inédit (Terrains series) W260125, 4 CDs]
Notes: F/E	DETAILS
JVC
Gamelan of Surakarta [JVC VICG-5263]
Notes: J/E	DETAILS
King Record Co. (Seven Seas) These recordings are not currently (June 2006) obtainable in Europe or the USA. The first number given below is that of the original release. A few CDs from the series appear to have been reissued in Japan under other numbers (KICW....).
The Javanese Gamelan [King Record Co. KICC 5129]
Notes: J/E	DETAILS
Court Music of Kraton Surakarta [King Record Co. KICC 5151/KICW1015]
Notes: J/E	DETAILS
Court Music of Kraton Surakarta II [King Record Co. KICC 5193]
Notes: J/E	DETAILS
Gendhing Bonang, Court Music of Surakarta III [King Record Co. KICC 5238/KICW1077]
Notes: J/E	DETAILS
Chamber Music of Central Java [King Record Co. KICC 5152/KICW1076]
Notes: J/E	DETAILS
Music of Mangkunegaran Solo I [King Record Co. KICC 5184/KICW1075]
Notes: J/E	DETAILS
Langendriyan, Music of Mangkunegaran Solo II [King Record Co. KICC 5194]
Notes: J/E	DETAILS
Klenèngan Session of Solonese Gamelan I [King Record Co. KICC 5185]
Notes: J/E	DETAILS
Rebab and female singing of Central Javanese Gamelan [King Record Co. KICC5211]
Notes: J/E	DETAILS
Music of the World
The Sultan's Pleasure [formerly Music of the World: now on download at www.emusic.com]
Notes: E (cassette)	DETAILS
Nonesuch, see Elektra Nonesuch
Ocora
Java: Palais Royal de Yogyakarta: Vol. 1, Les danses de cour/Court dances [Ocora/Radio France C560067]
Notes: F/E/G	DETAILS
Java: Palais Royal de Yogyakarta: Vol. 2, La musique instrumentale/Instrumental music [Ocora/Radio France C560068]
Notes: F/E/G	DETAILS
Java: Palais Royal de Yogyakarta: Vol. 3, Le spirituel et le sacré/Spiritual and sacred [Ocora/Radio France C560069]
Notes: F/E/G	DETAILS
Java: Palais Royal de Yogyakarta: Vol. 4, La musique de concert/Concert music [Ocora/Radio France C560087]
Notes: F/E/G	DETAILS
Java: Langen Mandra Wanara [Ocora/Radio France C559014/5, 2 CDs]
Notes: ?	DETAILS
Original Music
Street Music of Java [Original Music OMCD 006]
Notes: E	DETAILS
Rounder
Shadow Music of Java [Rounder CD5060]
Notes: E	DETAILS

also relevant

Music for Sale: Street Musicians of Java [Kiwi Pacific HLS-91, cassette]

Street Music of Central Java [Lyrichord LLCT 7310, cassette]

Music of Indonesia 2: Kroncong, Dangdut and Langgam Jawa [Smithsonian/Folkways SF40056]

INTERNATIONAL GAMELAN DIRECTORIES

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INTERNATIONAL GAMELAN DIRECTORIES



	INDONESIA AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND SINGAPORE JAPAN CANADA USA MEXICO ARGENTINA ISRAEL EUROPE THE NETHERLANDS UNITED KINGDOM	These are directories of currently active gamelan groups and groups performing related arts who can be contacted via the internet. Our lists include some contacts in Indonesia, where gamelan are plentiful but internet connectivity is not, as well as many groups outside of Indonesia in countries where the situation is reversed. The purpose of these lists is to provide a communication network so that gamelan performers and enthusiasts can get current information about each other easily, and those who are interested in playing or listening to gamelan music can locate groups near them. This page has links to lists for different parts of the world. The format of the North American lists and a few other entries is based on a directory first compiled in 1983 by Barbara Benary, with assistance from Jody Diamond and Richard North, and revised in 1998. It was first posted to the web by Marc Hoffman. Each listing follows this format: name of the group kind of instruments and builder if known repertoire played contact information narrative on the group, its philosphies, projects, etc. This page is hosted by the American Gamelan Institute If you are aware of any changes or additions please let us know at changes@gamelan.org.

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Adresses Cours Liens

modifié le : 12/05/2006 : last update

Cours / Classes

PARIS cours de l'atelier de gamelan de la Cité de la Musique
(adultes : 5 cours/4 niveaux + atelier de création; enfants : 2 cours/niveaux)
Cité de la Musique - Atelier de gamelan

Renseignements Cité de la Musique (cliquez sur le lien/click on the link)

AIX EN PROVENCE Gamelan de l'Adémuse - Ateliers du mercredi pour les adultes,
les jeunes et les enfants
Ex-école Chastel - 19, rue Lisse Saint Louis - 13300 Aix-en-Provence.
Inscriptions au 04 42 74 85 33.

Page du gamelan Kancil (cliquez sur le lien/click on the link)

ANGERS Gamelan de la Galerie Sonore - Ateliers du jeudi et du vendredi soir pour les
adultes, les jeunes et les enfants
Galerie Sonore d'Angers - 1, rue du Pin - 49000 Angers.
Inscriptions au 02 41 66 24 00.

Page du gamelan Telaga Madu (cliquez sur le lien/click on the link)

Liens / Links

Site de L'American Gamelan Institute (AGI) http://www.gamelan.org/

Site majeur sur les aspects théoriques et pratiques du gamelan par Kati Basset en collaboration avec la Cité de la Musique http://www.cite-musique.fr/gamelan

Site du gamelan (gong kebyar balinais) québecois Giri Kedaton http://www.girikedaton.com

Site du gamelan à Genève http://alek.zipzap.ch/gamelan/

Seleh Notes : tri-annuel anglais http://www.selehnotes.co.uk/

Répertoire des groupes de musique indonésienne aux Pays-Bas http://www.antenna.nl/indonet/bulletin.html

Un gamelan javanais en Italie http://www.gamelan.it

Magnifique site de Roger Vetter sur les gamelans du palais de Yogyakarta http://web.grinnell.edu/courses/mus/gamelans/open.html

Excellente ressource par Barry Drummond sur les notations des compositions javanaises gendhing http://www.calarts.edu/~drummond/gendhing.html

Site de Sam Quigley sur les gamelans historiques http://www3.shore.net/~samq/

Site de Simon Cook sur la musique soundanaise http://www.sekarenggal.co.uk/

Indonesian Music : vente de musique indonésienne sur Internet http://www.indonesianmusic.com/main.htm

Discographie générale sur la musique indonésienne traditionnelle de Geert Jan van Oldenborgh http://www.xs4all.nl/~gjvo/gamelan/

Page sur le gamelan à l'Exposition Coloniale d'Amsterdam en 1883 http://esf.niwi.knaw.nl/esf1996/project/gamelan.htm
(aller voir également les autres photos accessibles par l'index à "gamelan", "muziek" et "portret")

Site sur le Wayang Golek de Jean-Philippe Carel http://wayang.asurtech.com/

Site de Yita Dharma sur la danse indonésienne à Paris http://dharma.free.fr

Site de Desita sur la danse indonésienne en Ile de France http://www.asie-expressions.com

Adresses / Addresses

kati.basset@free.fr : Kati Basset - ethnomusicologue

florence.bodo@libertysurf.fr : Florence Bodo - musicologue (Sunda, partie occidentale de l'île de Java)

jbrunet@ccr.jussieu.fr : Jacques Brunet - musicologue

mdle@musiquesdelebene.9tel.com : Michel Dahan / Musiques de l'Ebène - musicien

gamelan@listserv.dartmouth.edu : liste de discussion de l'American Gamelan Institute (les archives sont à http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/archives/gamelan.html) (anglophone)

agrillo@free.fr : Alex Grillo - musicien

jpchazal@yahoo.fr : Jean-Pierre Chazal - webmaster du Pendopo Virtuel (ce site)

MLannelong@aol.com : Marc Lannelongue - musicien

sapto_r@yogya.wasantara.net.id : Sapto Raharjo - musicien (anglophone)

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livres travaux de recherche revues et magazines

modifié le : 06/11/2006 : last update

LIVRES / BOOKS

BALI ABIANBASE Côté cour Côté jardin, Catherine BASSET, TOTAL Indonésie, 1991

MUSIQUES DE BALI A JAVA L'ORDRE ET LA FÊTE, Catherine BASSET, CITÉ DE LA MUSIQUE / ACTES SUD, Arles, 1995, ISBN 2-7427-0502-3

La Matière des émotions : les arts du temps et du spectacle dans la société madouraise, Hélène BOUVIER, Ecole Française d'Extrême-Orient, volume 172, Paris, 1994

LE GAMELAN A JAVA, Nathalie JACQUEMART, Collection Rapports de la recherche n°3, Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, Paris, 1992, ISBN 2-7351-0463-X

BALI l'ordre cosmique et la quotidienneté, AUTREMENT série Monde, HS n°66, ouvrage dirigé par Kati BASSET et Michel PICARD, 02/1993 ISBN 2-8626-0409-7

INFLUENCES DE LA MUSIQUE INDONÉSIENNE SUR LA MUSIQUE FRANÇAISE DU XXe SIECLE, Patrick REVOL, Univers musical, L'HARMATTAN, Paris 2000 ISBN 2-7384-9582-6

HISTOIRE DE LA MUSIQUE 1, LA MUSIQUE DE BALI, E. SCHLAGER, sous la direction de Roland-Manuel, Encyclopédie de La Pléiade, GALLIMARD, Paris, 1977

RAMAYANA de l'épopée au spectacle , Festival d'Avignon - textes de C.Meyer, J.Brunet, C.Tourlet-Divedi, Pandit Vishwanath Shastri, C.Aubry, Arles, Actes Sud 1990 ISBN 2-86869-610-4

THESES ET TRAVAUX DE RECHERCHE / THESIS AND RESEARCH PAPERS

Le gamelan selunding Odesa Adat Tenganan Pagerinsingan Bali, BOUDARD Catherine - thèse sous la direction de Mireille Helffer, Université de Paris X / Nanterre Département d'Ethnologie. 1994.

Le gamelan gambang - Propositions sur un ensemble de xylophones balinais, CAGNOLARI Christophe - maîtrise de musique sous la direction de M. Louis Jambou, Université de Paris IV / Sorbonne. 1995.

Sur le gamelan javanais, deux gamelans sacrés, COLOMBI Pierre-Yves, 1984, (mémoire dactylographié, CNSM de Lyon)

Le Travail du bronze en Indonésie : instruments de musique de Java et Bali, CROSET Pierre-Jean, 1983, (mémoire dactylographié)

Développements récents des musiques expérimentales en Indonésie (des années 50 aux années 90) , FERNANDES Bruno, 2000, (mémoire DEA INALCO), 173 p.

Une opération complexe : l'accordage d'un gamelan javanais, LE GONIDEC Marie Barbara - article présenté dans le cadre du DEA d'Ethnomusicologie, Université de Paris X / Nanterre Département d'Ethnologie. Octobre 1990 - 40 p. (clichés et annexes 51 p.)

"Le groupe du mercredi soir : Etudier le gamelan javanais à la Villette, 1994-95. Approche ethnométhodologique d'un apprentissage musical", SCOTTO D'ABUSCO Nicole, DESS univ. Paris VIII, 1995

Introduction aux styles d'interprétation dans la musique javanaise, SUPANGGAH Rahayu, 1985 - thèse de 3ème cycle, Université de Paris VII

Le rôle de la musique dans l'art de spectacle à Java, SUTARNO, 1978 - thèse de 3ème cycle, Université de Paris VII

REVUES et MAGAZINES / REVIEWS AND MAGAZINES 1889 1900 1931

Cahiers de Musiques Traditionnelles - 1994, n° 7, p.75 à 93, Wim van Zanten, "L'esthétique musicale de Sunda (Java ouest)"

Discographie de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Alain SWIETLIK, 1994, Paris, AFRASE (nouvelle édition : 1998)

Percussions n°37 - Cahier d'études et d'information sur les arts de la percussion, nov.-déc.94
Michel Faligand, "atelier : le gamelan Si Darius et Si Madeleine"

La Recherche n°230 - Mars 1991, volume 22 p.304-312, Thomas D. Rossing, "L'acoustique du gong"

Archipel n°66 - 2003 - Claudine SALMON, "A Tentative Interpretation of the Chinese Inscription (1231) Engraved on a Bronze Gong Recovered in Muara Jambi (Central Sumatra)" p.91-112

Moussons n°8 - 2005 - "Gamelan, architecture sonore (et Gamelan mécanique), Présentation par C. Basset, Reviewed by Michael Tenzer" p.157-176
"Gamelan gong kebyar. The art of twentieth-century Balinese music, de Michael Tenzer, 2000 : compte-rendu de C.Basset" p.177-180

1889
L'Illustration : numéros de 1889, 6 juillet : n°2419 p.8 et 9 - Le Kampong javanais à l'Exposition Universelle
7 septembre : n°2428 p.192-193 et 200 - Une fête de nuit à l'Exposition Coloniale
5 octobre : n°2432 p.268 - Les industries de l'Indochine - le fabricant de gongs
12 octobre : n°2433 p.310 - Les livres nouveaux - "Bob à l'exposition"
19 octobre : n°2434 p.327 - L'art à l'exposition - L'Orient
23 novembre: n°2439 p.448 et 452 - Le nouveau cirque "Paris au Galop"

La Nature : numéros de 1889, p.69 à 71 - Les danseuses javanaises

La Revue Illustrée : numéros de 1889, 1er juin : n° 84 p.43 à 48 et 251 à 260 - "Les petites javanaises" et "Les femmes à l'Exposition"

De Indische Mercuur : numéros de 1889, 6 juillet : n°27 - Onze koloniale expositie - I. De Kampong
10 août : n°32 - Onze koloniale expositie - De Javaansche kampong te Parijs in 1889

Archipel n°25 - 1983 - G.J.RESINK, "les gendhing, l'eau et «le musicien français»"

Archipel n°27 - 1984 - G.J.RESINK, "I - la musique de Debussy dans la vie de Walter Spies"

Archipel n°43 - 1992 - Denys LOMBARD, "Le Kampong javanais à l'Exposition Universelle de Paris en 1889"

Archipel n°63 - 2002 - Jean-Pierre CHAZAL, "«Grand Succès pour les exotiques» - Retour sur les spectacles javanais de l'Exposition Universelle de Paris en 1889" p.109-152

Archipel n°65 - 2003 - Jean-Pierre CHAZAL, "La musique en silence. Des instruments javanais en France avant 1889" p.163-179

Cahiers Debussy nouv.série n°1 - 1977 : Anik DEVRIES, Les musiques d'Extrême-Orient à l'Exposition Universelle de 1889 p.25

1900
L'Illustration : numéros de 1900, 13 octobre : n° 3007 p.232 - Les femmes de l'Exposition

1931
L'Illustration : numéros de 1931, 23 mai : Présentation du pavillon des Indes Néerlandaises
22 août : n°4616 p.563-567 et 575 - L'heure du ballet

Le Miroir du Monde : numéros de 1931, 20 juin : n°68 p.721 à 724 - A l'Exposition Coloniale Le Pavillon des Indes Néerlandaises
4 juillet : n°70 p.27 - L'Incendie du Pavillon Hollandais à l'Exposition
12 septembre : n°80 p.321 - Le Théâtre Balinais à l'Exposition Coloniale

VU : numéros de 1931, 24 juin : n°171 p.930-931 - LES INDES NÉERLANDAISES A L'EXPOSITION COLONIALE
8 juillet : n°173 p.995 - A L'EXPOSITION COLONIALE, DANSES DE BALI

Archipel n°54 - 1997 : Marcel BONNEFF & Pierre LABROUSSE, Un danseur javanais en France : Raden Mas Jodjana