AST 119: Javanese Music and Culture

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; term paper, 1 hour; online discussion and listening, 2 hours

Catalog page 125

Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor

Description: Examines Javanese traditional and contemporary music. Focuses on the music of the Javanese gamelan and its relation to larger cosmological themes. Other topics include rural versus court traditions, popular music, mass media, piracy, Hindu roots, modernity, and local practices versus global trends.

Cross-listing: Cross-listed with MUS 119.

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