Musical journeys in Sumatra / Margaret Kartomi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kartomi, Margaret J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Indonesia--Sumatra--History and criticism.

Music.

Ethnomusicology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (513 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A fascinating ethnographic record of vanishing musical genres, traditions, and practices.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Orthography

Abbreviations

Note on Informal Learning, Musical Notation and Transcription

List of Music Examples

List of Figures

List of Tables and Maps

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Sumatra's Performing Arts, Groups, and Subgroups

Part I. West Sumatra and Riau

Chapter 2. Upstream Minangkabau: Music to Catch Tigers By

Chapter 3 The Minangkabau South Coast Home of the Mermaid and the Earth Goddess

Chapter 4. Tabut: A Shi'a Ritual Transplanted from India to Minangkabau's North Coast

Chapter 5. Four Sufi Muslim Genres in Minangkabau

Chapter 6. The Riau Indragiri Sultanate's Nobat Ensemble and Its Suku Mamak Stalwarts

Part II: South Sumatra and Bangka

Chapter 7. South Sumatra "The Realm of Many Rivers"

Chapter 8. The Wartime Creation of "Gending Sriwijaya": From Banned Song to South Sumatran Symbol

Chapter 9. The Island of Bangka

Part III: North Sumatra

Chapter 10. From Singkil to Natal: Sikambang, a Malay-Portuguese Song-Dance Genre

Chapter 11. The Mandailing Raja Tradition in Pakantan

Part IV: Aceh

Chapter 12. Changes in the Lament Dances in Aceh: Phô as a Symbol of Female Identity

Chapter 13. "Only If a Man Can Kill a Buffalo with One Blow Can He Play a Rapa'i Pasè:

Chapter 14. Connections across Sumatra

Appendix 1. The Languages of Sumatra

Appendix 2. Historical Studies of Sumatra and Ethnicity

Appendix 3. Musical Studies of Sumatra

Appendix 4. Tunings and Vocal Scales in South Sumatra

Appendix 5. Gamelan in Sumatra

Appendix 6. Audiovisual Recordings and Audio Examples on the Website

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613895202

9781283582759

1283582759

9780252093821

0252093828

OCLC:

810423238