Triguna: A Hindu-Balinese Philosophy for Gamelan Gong Gede Music
- Title
- Triguna: A Hindu-Balinese Philosophy for Gamelan Gong Gede Music
- Original language
- Author(s)
- Illustrator(s)
- Publisher
- LIT Verlag
- ISBN
- 978-3825812300
- Publication date
- 2010
- Subjects
- ethnomusicology
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Description(s)
From the series SoundCultureStudies / KlangKulturStudien (Book 2) This book combines ethnography, philosophy, and musical analysis for an in-depth look into the social context and musical praxis of gamelan gong gede, the largest gamelan orchestra of bronze gongs and percussion on the island of Bali. The Hindu-Balinese notion of three human qualities called triguna serves as an interpretive framework for categorizing the musical repertoire, according to both widespread religious knowledge and more esoteric wisdom.