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The Music of Java embraces a wide variety of styles, both traditional and contemporary, reflecting the diversity of the island and its lengthy history.Apart from traditional forms that maintain connections to musical styles many centuries old, there are also many unique styles and conventions which combine elements from many other regional influences, including those of neighbouring Asian ...
Langgam jawa is a regional form of Indonesian kroncong music most often associated with the city of Surakarta (Solo). As is the case with traditional kroncong music, langgam jawa utilizes a variety of non-native instruments, such as the flute, guitar, ukulele, cello and violin.
Sundanese culture, language and music are quite distinct from those of the Javanese people of Central and East Java - although of course there are also elements in common. In Sunda there is a bewildering diversity of musical genres , musical composition and tuning systems are recognizably different.
Vol. 4: Music of Nias & North Sumatra: Hoho, Gendang Karo, Gondang Toba. Vol. 5: Betawi and Sundanese Music of the North Coast of Java. Vol. 6: Night Music of West Sumatra. Vol. 7: Music from the Forests of Riau and Mentawai. Vol. 8: Vocal and Instrumental Music from East and Central Flores. Vol. 9: Vocal Music from Central and West Flores.
Tembang sunda, also called seni mamaos cianjuran, is a style of classical vocal music that originated in the Priangan highland of western Java.Unlike Sundanese gamelan music, tembang sunda was developed in the court of the regent Kabupaten Cianjur during the Dutch colonial period (mid-nineteenth century).
According to Jaap Kunst in Music in Java, besides West Java, angklung also exists in South Sumatra and Kalimantan. Lampung, East Java and Central Java are also familiar with the instrument. [3] In the Hindu period and the time of the Kingdom of Sunda, the instrument played an important role in ceremonies.
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De toonkunst van Java (The Hague, 1934; English translation, Music in Java, 1949; 3rd ed., expanded, 1973) Een en ander over den Javaanschen gamelan (Amsterdam, 1940; 4th ed. 1945) Music in Flores: A Study of the Vocal and Instrumental Music Among the Tribes Living in Flores (Leiden, 1942) Music in Nias (Leiden, 1942)