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Gamelan

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Gamelan Summary
549 words, approx. 2 pages
The term "gamelan" refers to various indigenous music ensembles of Java and Bali, the core instruments of which are usually drums, variously tuned bronze gongs, different sets of bronze metallophones, cymbals, and flutes. The bas-reliefs...
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Gamelan Information
3,410 words, approx. 11 pages
A gamelan is a kind of musical ensemble of Indonesia typically featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, drums, and gongs; bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings, and vocalists may also be included. The term refers more to...


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Business Times (Malaysia)
Gamelan - Journey of discovery, BUSINESS TIMES
10/26/2001: 1,221 words, approx. 4 pages
Errol de Cruz Business Times (Malaysia) 10-26-2001 IT WAS an auspicious moment, last week, when gamelan activist Sunetra Fernando and her group, Rhythm In Bronze, released their eponymous CD debut, subtitled New Music For The Malaysian Gamelan, in conjuction with their two-night performance at...
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Asian Theatre Journal
Gamelan: The Traditional Sounds of Indonesia.(Book Review)
09/22/2005: 455 words, approx. 2 pages
GAMELAN: THE TRADITIONAL SOUNDS OF INDONESIA. By Henry Spiller. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2004. xxiii + 395 pp. Illus. and CD. Hardcover $60.00. The Sundanese of West Java count as the second largest ethnic group in Indonesia (after the Javanese), but their art...
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The New York Observer
A Fresh Breeze at Ailey; New Faces in Nutcracker
12/24/2006: 1,348 words, approx. 5 pages
Forget that great tree at Rockefeller Center: We dance-lovers know it must be Christmas because Alvin Ailey’s at the City Center and The Nutcracker’s at the State. Year in, year out, they anchor New York’s end-of-year dance experience. This year, though, Ailey is hoping to...
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The New York Observer
A Fresh Breeze at Ailey; New Faces in Nutcracker
12/24/2006: 1,349 words, approx. 5 pages
Forget that great tree at Rockefeller Center: We dance-lovers know it must be Christmas because Alvin Ailey’s at the City Center and The Nutcracker’s at the State. Year in, year out, they anchor New York’s end-of-year dance experience. This year, though, Ailey is hoping to...
 


 

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