Gamelan ensemble performing together on metallophones and drums

Interlocking Cycles: A Field Guide to the Communal Architecture of Gamelan

Entering the Bronze Ecosystem Approach a gamelan ensemble as a living acoustic environment rather than a collection of instruments. In Java and Bali, the sound is built from gongs, metallophones, drums, voices, flutes, and other instruments whose roles are connected through repeating cycles. A player does not simply present an isolated line. Each stroke occupies […]

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