A Gamelan Manual is the first comprehensive description of the performance practice of the central Javanese gamelan. Aimed mainly at the many gamelan players in

This book presents an introduction to more than a dozen different types of Balinese gamelan, each with its own established tradition, repertoire and social or r

Using illustrative examples from a variety of traditions, Benjamin Brinner first examines the elements and characteristics of musical competence, the different

The Digital Musician explores what it means to be a musician in the digital age. It examines musical skills, cultural awareness and artistic identity through th

The Other Classical Musics will help both students and general readers to appreciate musical traditions mostly unfamiliar to them.