Contemporary Music in Indonesia

New Voices from the Archipelago

168 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Contemporary Music in Indonesia: New Voices from the Archipelago provides insights into the evolution of Indonesian contemporary music in the 2000s. This comprehensive collection examines how gamelan, noise scenes, and experimental composition have transformed within Indonesia's diverse cultural landscape.The volume features seven scholarly articles exploring key developments across the archipelago. Essays analyse the Yogyakarta music network, document the Indonesian noise scene's evolution, examine Papuan musical transformation, investigate new gamelan composition methods, timbre exploration in contemporary gamelan music, study innovative instrument creation, and highlight women composers' contributions during the pandemic era. Each chapter combines socio-historical overview with detailed musical examination, revealing how Indonesian musicians navigate between tradition and innovation.Essential reading for scholars and researchers of contemporary music, Southeast Asian studies, music composition, ethnomusicology, contemporary composition, and cultural studies, this book will also provide valuable insights to musicians and cultural practitioners interested in Indonesian musical innovation. The essays in this volume were originally published as a special issue of Contemporary Music Review.

• Themen: Kunst Musik Stile und Gattungen Andere globale oder regionale Musikstile
• ISBN: 9781041296607
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 22.06.2026
• Größe: 244 x 170 mm
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Herausgegeben von: Septian Dwi Cahyo