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Listening to an Earlier Java : Aesthetics, Gender, and the Music of Wayang in Central Java.

This study is the first large-scale treatment of gender issues in Indonesian music. Integrating the analysis of gender and music with that of aesthetics, this study of the musical synergy between the puppeteer and his female accompanist describes the ways in which shifting gender constructions have...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weiss, Sarah
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : BRILL, 2010.
Colección:Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde.
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Sumario:This study is the first large-scale treatment of gender issues in Indonesian music. Integrating the analysis of gender and music with that of aesthetics, this study of the musical synergy between the puppeteer and his female accompanist describes the ways in which shifting gender constructions have helped to shape and change Central Javanese music and theatre performance practice while throwing new light on the history of Javanese gender relations and culture, as well as on the aesthetics of Central Javanese shadow-puppet theatre. PLEASE NOTE: The material on the CD-ROM included with the origi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (195 pages)
ISBN:9789004253698
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