gamelan: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Resources on the subjects of Indonesian music in general and gamelan in particular include Michael B. Bakan, Music of Death and New Creation: Experiences in the World of Balinese Gamelan Beleganjur (1999); Colin McPhee, Music in Bali: A Study in Form and Instrumental Organization in Balinese Orchestral Music (1966); Henry Spiller, Gamelan: The Traditional Sounds of Indonesia (2004); Sumarsam, Gamelan: Cultural Interaction and Musical Development in Central Java (1995); Michael Tenzer, Gamelan Gong Kebyar: The Art of Twentieth-Century Balinese Music (2000).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: ABC listen - Gamelan. Oct 12, 2026
Add new Web site: Open Library Publishing Platform - Beyond the Classroom: World Music from the Musician’s Point of View - Balinese Music: Gamelan. Jun 26, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Gamelan. Mar 05, 2025
Add new Web site: UNESCO - Intangible Cultural Heritage - Gamelan. Jan 24, 2025
Add new Web site: Yale University - A Brief Introduction to Gamelan Music. Oct 12, 2024
Add new Web site: The New York Times - The Lasting Allures of Gamelan. May 18, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - The Gamelan. Aug 01, 2023
Added video examples of bonang and rebab performances. Aug 19, 2011
Article revised and updated. Aug 19, 2011
Bibliography revised. Apr 06, 2007
Article revised and updated. Apr 06, 2007
Added new Web site: Copyright Bali and Beyond - History of Gamelan. Jan 22, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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