Listening to an Earlier Java: Aesthetics, Gender, and the Music of Wayang in Central Java

Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde #237

by Sarah Weiss

This study is the first large-scale treatment of gender issues in Indonesian music. Integrating the analysis of gender and music with that of aesthetics, this study of the musical synergy between the puppeteer and his female accompanist describes the ways in which shifting gender constructions have helped to shape and change Central Javanese music and theatre performance practice while throwing new light on the history of Javanese gender relations and culture, as well as on the aesthetics of Central Javanese shadow-puppet theatre. PLEASE NOTE: The material on the CD-ROM included with the original print edition of this title is no longer available due to the incompatibility with current file formats.

Genres: Music

195 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 15, 2007