Java: Court Gamelan
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Track Listing
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News & Reviews
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David Lewiston passed away in Hawaii on May 29, 2017, at the age of 88, after an extended illness. The inveterate traveler-musicologist was among the first to release recordings as part of the Nonesuch Explorer Series, which presented indigenous music from around the world, in the late 1960s. His first recording in the series, Music from the Morning of the World, featuring field recordings from Bali, was inducted into the National Recording Registry of "culturally significant" sound recordings in 2008. Here, the musician, producer, and writer Brian Cullman offers a remembrance.
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About This Album
This is the first in a three-part series documenting the Indonesian gamelan tradition of the four princely courts of the neighboring cities of Yogyakarta and Surakarta. Although only 37 miles apart, the two cities developed an intense stylistic rivalry in the 18th century after their political separation. At the turn of the 20th century, however, intermarriage between formerly competing political families kindled exchange between the two styles, resulting in the sound that is today associated with the Paku Alaman court, which is featured here. This recording represents one of the major classical traditions of Eastern art music.
Credits
MUSICIANS
From the Pura Paku Alaman, Jogyakarta
Directed by K.R.T. WasitodipuroPRODUCTION CREDITS
Originally released in 1971
Recorded in Java by Robert E. Brown
Coordinator: Teresa Sterne
Re-mastered by Robert C. Ludwig
Design: Doyle Partners
Cover Photograph: © Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos
Additional Photographs: Danielle Diffloth
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This is the first in a three-part series documenting the Indonesian gamelan tradition of the four princely courts of the neighboring cities of Yogyakarta and Surakarta. While the cities were once intense stylistic rivals, intermarriage between formerly competing political families kindled exchange between them, resulting in the sound that is now associated with the Paku Alaman court featured here.
This is the first in a three-part series documenting the Indonesian gamelan tradition of the four princely courts of the neighboring cities of Yogyakarta and Surakarta. Although only 37 miles apart, the two cities developed an intense stylistic rivalry in the 18th century after their political separation. At the turn of the 20th century, however, intermarriage between formerly competing political families kindled exchange between the two styles, resulting in the sound that is today associated with the Paku Alaman court, which is featured here. This recording represents one of the major classical traditions of Eastern art music.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Originally released in 1971
Recorded in Java by Robert E. Brown
Coordinator: Teresa Sterne
Re-mastered by Robert C. Ludwig
Design: Doyle Partners
Cover Photograph: © Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos
Additional Photographs: Danielle Diffloth

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MUSICIANS
From the Pura Paku Alaman, Jogyakarta
Directed by K.R.T. Wasitodipuro