Voices in Bali : energies and perceptions in vocal music and dance theater / Edward Herbst ; foreword by Judith Becker ; afterword by René T.A. Lysloff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herbst, Edward.

Series:

Music/culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folk music--Indonesia--Bali Island--History and criticism.

Folk music.

Music--Indonesia--Bali Island.

Music.

Theater.

Dance.

Indonesia--Bali Island.

Dance--Indonesia--Bali Island.

Theater--Indonesia--Bali Island.

Ethnic music recordings--Indonesia--Bali Island.

Local Subjects:

Ethnic music recordings--Indonesia--Bali Island.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 198 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

Hanover, NH : University Press of New England, [1997]

Summary:

A polyphonic study of Balinese aesthetics that broadens an intercultural understanding of performance.

Contents:

Dsa kala patra: place-time-context

Aji nusup 'lessons in penetration the desa kala patra of experience

Vocal qualities

Tembang

Masolah: the desa kala patra of spirit

Pansar

Desa kala patra within performance

Perkembangan: spontaneity and the flower of desa kala patra

Kala

Desa kala patra of the arts in contemporary Bali

Intrinsic aesthetics: desa kala patra within performance, continued

Bali-no longer-unplugged: electronic technology, amplification, and the marginalization of presence

Into other interpretive modes

Penetrating what, where, and how.

Notes:

"Wesleyan University Press."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-190) and index.

"See page 171 of the book for a list of selections on th[e] disc."

ISBN:

0819563161

0819563196

OCLC:

36930708