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A Gamelan Manual: A player's guide to the central Javanese gamelan | 
| Author: Richard Pickvance
Publisher: Richard Pickvance/Jaman Mas Books
Category: Book
List Price: $47.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 756262
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 8.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0955029503
Dewey Decimal Number: 784.09598
EAN: 9780955029509
ASIN: 0955029503
Publication Date: March 15, 2006
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Product Description
A Gamelan Manual is a comprehensive description of the performance practice of the central Javanese gamelan. It is mainly for the many gamelan players in the West, but also for composers, teachers, and music-lovers seeking a detailed description of one of the most widely heard and widely admired non-Western musical cultures.
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Javanese Gamelan Cornucopia November 16, 2007
Richard Pickvance's book "A Gamelan Manual" should be required reading for anyone playing or attempting to understand one of the world's most beautiful musics--central Javanese royal court gamelan music. The book is presented in incredible detail.
Detailed Instructive Guide to Javanese Gamelan Music November 1, 2007
This book is a fine detailed explanation of Javanese gamelan music, suitable both for beginners and for more experienced listeners and players alike. The descriptions of the various instruments, their functions in the gamelan orchestra, and related cultural aspects are all very well presented.
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