Writings

Colvig, William

An American Gamelan

Outlines the design, construction, and tuning methods of a Western-made gamelan modeled on Southeast Asian instruments, detailing its materials, scale systems, and experimental approaches to just intonation.

Instruction Manual: The Colvig-Harrison Monochord

A builder's guide to the monochord, used for the study of tuning systems.

Cook, Simon

Guide to Sundanese Music (1992)

A practical introduction to Gamelan Saléndro/Pelog, Gamelan Degung, and Panambih Tembang Sunda.

Diamond, Jody

Biographies of 11 Indonesian Composers (2001)

Versions of 11 biographies of Indonesian composers, written for and published in Bakers Dictionary of Musicians and Composers, eighth edition, N. Slonimsky, editor.

Murphy, Dennis

The Autochthonous American Gamelan (1975)

Doctoral dissertation, Wesleyan. The creation, adaptation, and cultural context of an American-made gamelan, detailing its construction methods, musical repertoire, integration with shadowplay, and the development of a unique hybrid tradition combining Javanese, American, and “Thoomist” influences.

Pambayun, Wahyu Thoyyib

Kalatidha: Interpretasi Makna Karya Sastra Ke Dalam Karawitan Tradisi Kontemporer (2018)

Kalatidha: Interpreting Literature Through Contemporary Classical Music. Wahyu Thoyyib Pambayun. ISI Surakarta. Master's Thesis. (In Indonesian)

Sorrell, Neil

Guide to the Gamelan (1990)

First edition.

Sutton, Andrew

The Javanese Gambang and its Music (1975)

Extensive MA thesis.

Suyenaga, Joan

Translation of Kinanthi Semedi (1983)

A.K.A. "Nalikani," this is one of the most frequently used texts for singing with Javanese gamelan.

Vetter, Roger