Rasa : affect and intuition in Javanese musical aesthetics / Marc Benamou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Benamou, Marc.

Series:

AMS studies in music.

AMS studies in music

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Indonesia--Java--History and criticism.

Music.

Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.

Rasas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (343 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rasa is the most thorough treatment to date of this all-important concept at the heart of Javanese aesthetics. Rasa encompasses not only affect, mood, and intuition, but also theories of musical perception and cognition, as well as meaning and expression in music.

Contents:

Contents; Brief Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; W; Y; Technical Notes; Companion Recordings; 1: The Musical Scene in Solo; 2: The Taste of Music: Rasaning Gendhing; 3: The Classification of Rasa Gendhing; 4: Having Rasa, Part 1: Linguistic and Cultural Perspectives; 5: Having Rasa, Part 2: Musicianship; 6: The Communication of Rasa, Part 1: General Considerations of Expression and Perception; 7: The Communication of Rasa, Part 2: Garap and Other Factors Contributing to Specific Rasas; 8: Why Rasa Talk Matters

Appendix A: Classifications of Rasa Gendhing from Oral and Written SourcesAppendix B: How Iråmå Works; Complete Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; Y; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Sept. 7, 2010).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-988503-6

0-19-971995-0

1-282-76834-4

9786612768347

OCLC:

664565744