Gamelan Gambuh
Item
Archivist's Original Title
Gamelan Gambuh
Original description
Music recordings made in Bali (Indonesia) by Louis Berthe and Bernard Yzerdraat, in 1961, 1962 and 1963.
SEA Annotations
Batuan Village (to be verified with CNRSMH_E_1965_007_001_001_04 registration)
Time duration
00:01:20
Acquisition Date
1971
Time period
1961-1963
Population
Bali
Place of the cultural origin
Country Name
Recording place
Batuan Village
Comment
"The Gambuh is the oldest Balinese theatre: it appears, in the 14th century, probably imported from Java. The themes of this theater are the great myths of the cycle of Pandji, the cultural hero of the Balinese as well as the Javanese The characteristic instruments of the orchestra are long straight flutes with headband, suling gedé, and a rebab, a vertical two-stringed violin, whose timbres are associated with bronze metallophones, small cymbals and double-membrane drums. Gamelan Gambuh music is striking: the volume of the sound, the vibration of the flutes, the harsh dissonances, are of an archaic and powerful beauty, unique in all Balinese music.The two recordings that we give here were made in Batuan, where one of Bali's most renowned Gambuh has long been located." Louis Bertha, cf. back of the cover of the disc "Gamelans of Bali - Music of the Gods, music of Men" (CNRSMH_E_1965_007_001_001_04 or 001_05)
Tags, Keywords
Funeral music
Archivist Category
Music
Recording context
English
Field recording
Instrument, Original Archivist Data
Gamelan
Collector
Name of original Collection
Diversité de la musique Balinaise 1961-1963
Collection source citation
External reference
Disque 33rpm :Gamelans de Bali - Musique des dieux, musique des hommes - https://archives.crem-cnrs.fr/archives/collections/CNRSMH_E_1965_007_001/
History of ownership
Recording archived at Musée de l’Homme
Holding Institution of Original Materials
Licensing Institution
Accessing Institutions
Copyright Information
Public Domain
Copyright Notice
For any use, please contact the CREM-LESC (CNRS, Nanterre University, France): see information at https://archives.crem-cnrs.fr
Physical format
English
Magnetic tape
Preservation State of Physical Object
Magnetic tape; diameter 18cm; speed 19cm/s; Full Track, Mono
Original item number
CNRSMH_I_2013_038_001_05
SEAH Identifier
SEAH_CNRSMH_I_2013_038_001_05
