Bittersweet Sounds of Passage: Balinese Gamelan Angklung Cremation Music

by Ellen Koskoff

An important presence through centuries of musical and social change, gamelan angklung is a small, four-tone bronze-keyed ensemble that remains ubiquitous at cremations in Bali. Ellen Koskoff offers a compelling portrait of these little-studied orchestras and their members: rice farmers, eatery owners, and other locals who do not see themselves as musicians or what they play as music.

Koskoff examines the history, cultural significance, and musical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252046625
• ISBN13: 9780252046629
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.