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Innovative Approaches to Melodic Elaboration in Contemporary Tabuh Kreasibaru
INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO MELODIC ELABORATION IN CONTEMPORARY TABUH KREASIBARU by PETER MICHAEL STEELE B.A., Pitzer College, 2003 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Music) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA August 2007 © Peter Michael Steele, 2007 ABSTRACT The following thesis has two goals. The first is to present a comparison of recent theories of Balinese music, specifically with regard to techniques of melodic elaboration. By comparing the work of Wayan Rai, Made Bandem, Wayne Vitale, and Michael Tenzer, I will investigate how various scholars choose to conceptualize melodic elaboration in modern genres of Balinese gamelan. The second goal is to illustrate the varying degrees to which contemporary composers in the form known as Tabuh Kreasi are expanding this musical vocabulary. In particular I will examine their innovative approaches to melodic elaboration. Analysis of several examples will illustrate how some composers utilize and distort standard compositional techniques in an effort to challenge listeners' expectations while still adhering to indigenous concepts of balance and flow. The discussion is preceded by a critical reevaluation of the function and application of the western musicological terms polyphony and heterophony. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract ii Table of Contents : iii List of Tables .... '. iv List of Figures ' v Acknowledgements vi CHAPTER 1 Introduction and Methodology • • • • • :•-1 Background : 1 Analysis: Some Recent Thoughts 4 CHAPTER 2 Many or just Different?: A Lesson in Categorical Cacophony 11 Polyphony Now and Then 12 Heterophony... what is it, exactly? 17 CHAPTER 3 Historical and Theoretical Contexts 20 Introduction 20 Melodic Elaboration in History, Theory and Process ..' 22 Abstraction and Elaboration 32 Elaboration Types 36 Constructing Elaborations 44 Issues of "Feeling". -
Journal Für Religionskultur
________________________________ Journal of Religious Culture Journal für Religionskultur Ed. by / Hrsg. von Edmund Weber in Association with / in Zusammenarbeit mit Matthias Benad, Mustafa Cimsit, Natalia Diefenbach, Alexandra Landmann, Martin Mittwede, Vladislav Serikov, Ajit S. Sikand , Ida Bagus Putu Suamba & Roger Töpelmann Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main in Cooperation with the Institute for Religious Peace Research / in Kooperation mit dem Institut für Wissenschaftliche Irenik ISSN 1434-5935 - © E.Weber – E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] http://web.uni-frankfurt.de/irenik/religionskultur.htm; http://irenik.org/publikationen/jrc; http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/solrsearch/index/search/searchtype/series/id/16137; http://web.uni-frankfurt.de/irenik/ew.htm; http://irenik.org/ ________________________________ No. 215 (2016) Dang Hyang Astapaka and His Cultural Geography in Spreading Vajrayana Buddhism in Medieval Bali1 By Ida Bagus Putu Suamba2 Abstract The sway of Hinduism and Buddhism in Indonesia archipelago had imprinted deep cultural heritages in various modes. The role of holy persons and kings were obvious in the spread of these religious and philosophical traditions. Dang Hyang Asatapaka, a Buddhist priest from East Java had travelled to Bali in spreading Vajrayana sect of Mahayana Buddhist in 1430. He came to Bali as the ruler of Bali invited him to officiate Homa Yajna together with his uncle 1 The abstract of it is included in the Abstact of Papers presented in the 7th International Buddhist Research Seminar, organized by the Buddhist Research Institute of Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Ayutthaya, Thailand held from the 18th to the 20th of January, 2016 (2559 BE) at Mahachulalongkornrajavidy- alaya University, Nan Sangha College, Nan province. -
Introduction
Cambridge University Press 0521624444 - Varieties of Javanese Religion: An Anthropological Account Andrew Beatty Excerpt More information 1 Introduction This book is about religion in Java ± its diverse forms, controversies, and reconciliations; more abstractly it is about cultural difference and syncretism. At a time when anthropology is increasingly preoccupied with cultural pluralism in the West, and with the challenges to personal identity, mutual tolerance, and social harmony that it presents, the example of Java reminds us that some of the more `traditional' societies have been dealing with similar problems for quite some time. The varieties of Javanese religion are, of course, well known, thanks to a number of excellent studies. In what follows, however, my chief interest is in the effect of diversity upon Javanese religion. In looking at the mutual in¯uences of Islamic piety, mysticism, Hinduism, and folk tradition upon each other, and at their different compromises with the fact of diversity, I hope to give a credible and dynamic account of how religion works in a complex society. The setting for this book ± Banyuwangi in the easternmost part of Java ± is particularly appropriate to such an enterprise. In the standard viewof things, the various forms of Javanese religion are unevenly distributed among village, market, court/palace, and town. Although most communities contain orthodox Muslims as well as practitioners of other tendencies (Koentjaraningrat 1985: 318), a rough spatial separa- tion along religious and cultural lines (or a polarization within the most heterogeneous villages) has, allegedly, been characteristic of Java from the early years of the century (Jay 1963), though the sharpness of divisions has ¯uctuated with political developments. -
Santosh-Francis Scale of Attitude Toward Hinduism
University of Warwick institutional repository: http://go.warwick.ac.uk/wrap This paper is made available online in accordance with publisher policies. Please scroll down to view the document itself. Please refer to the repository record for this item and our policy information available from the repository home page for further information. To see the final version of this paper please visit the publisher’s website. Access to the published version may require a subscription. Author(s): C. B. J. Lesmana, Niko Tiliopoulos and Leslie J. Francis Article Title: The Internal Consistency Reliability of the Santosh-Francis Scale of Attitude toward Hinduism among Balinese Hindus Year of publication: 2011 Link to published article: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1007/s11407-011-9108-5 Publisher statement: The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com Running head: SANTOSH-FRANCIS SCALE OF ATTITUDE TOWARD HINDUISM 1 The internal consistency reliability of the Santosh-Francis Scale of Attitude toward Hinduism among Balinese Hindus C. B. J. Lesmana Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia Niko Tiliopoulos The University of Sydney, Australia Leslie J. Francis* The University of Warwick, UK Author note: *Corresponding author: Leslie J Francis Warwick Religions & Education Research Unit Institute of Education The University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)24 7652 2539 Fax: +44 (0)24 7657 2638 Email: [email protected] C:\Users\Leslie\Desktop\Sandy Hughes\Articles\Tiliopoulos\S-F Scale Balinese Hindus.doc 02/02/2012 SANTOSH-FRANCIS ATTITUDE TOWARD BALINESE HINDUS 2 Abstract The present paper intends to make a contribution to the empirical psychology of religion among Hindus. -
A Translation of the Sokushin-Jobutsu-Gi
A Translation of the 密 Sokushin-Jobutsu-gi 教 文 Stephan Beyer 化 [I. INTRODUCTION: TEXTUAL SOURCES] Question: Many sutras and sastras say that it takes three kalpas to become a Buddha; on what grounds do you base the principle you have now set up that one may become a Buddha in this very body? Answer: The Tathagata has spoken in this way in the esoteric collection. Question: What are the sutras which say this? Answer: The Vajrasekhara-sutra says: One who cultivates this samadhi immediately realizes the enlightenment of the Buddha. ('This samadhi' means the samadhi of Mahavairocana, the noble monarch crowned by the single letter [bhrum].) And it says further: If there is a being who receives this teaching and diligently cultivates it during the four watches of the day and of the night, then in the present world he will realize and attain the pramudita-bhumi and, after sixteen lives, complete enlight- enment. (When this says 'teaching', it indicates the king of great teachings, the samadhi wherein one realizes the dharmakaya within oneself. ' Pramudita-bhumi' is not what. the exoteric schools explain as the first bhumi, but is rather the first bhumi in the Buddha-yana of our own school, as is fully explained in the Bhumi-varga. 'Sixteen lives' indicates the lives of the sixteen bodhisattvas, as the Bhumi-varga also fully explains.) And it says further: If one is able to cultivate in accordance with this sovereign principle, then in this present world one attains the highest perfect enlightenment. -96- It also says: You should know that your -
Konsep Ketuhanan Dan Kemanusiaan Dalam Hindu
KONSEP KETUHANAN DAN KEMANUSIAAN DALAM HINDU Oleh: IBG Yudha Triguna Pascasarjana Universitas Hindu Indonesia Denpasar [email protected] Abstract This article discusses the concept of theology and humanity in Hinduism of its implications for human relationships. Hindus believe in one God personified into many names, attributes, and functions. The belief in the personification of God in many varieties is based on the idea of the Saguna Brahman. The belief in God with His plural manifestations has inspired the whole series of ceremonies in Hinduism, both in relation to the life of the individual, the ceremony of preserving nature, the salvation and the happiness. The consistency of mind, speech, and deed determines man to hell, heaven and moksa as the world after death, as well as the measure of salvation in life. Keywords: Theology, Humanity, Hindu Abstrak Artikel ini membahas tentang konsep ketuhanan dan kemanusiaan dalam Hindu implikasinya ragam,terhadap dilandasioleh hubungan antar paham manusia.Saguna HinduBrahman percaya. Keyakinan kepada terhadap satu Tuhan Tuhan yang dengan dipersonifikasi manifestasiNya ke dalam yangbanyak jamak, nama, telah atribut, menginspirasi dan tugas-fungsi. seluruh Kepercyaanrangkaian upacara terhadap dalam personifikasi Hindu, baik Tuhan dalam dalam kaitannya banyak dengan sepanjang hidup individu, upacara menjaga kelestarian alam, keselamatan dan kebahagiaan. Konsistensi pikiran, perkataan, dan perbuatan menentukan manusia mencapai neraka, sorga, dan moksa sebagai dunia setelah kematian, sekaligus menjadi ukuran keselamatan dalam hidup. Kata Kunci: Ketuhanan, Kemanusiaan, Hindu I. PENDAHULUAN pohon besar akan ditemukan tempat pemujaan dan pohon itu sendiri dibungkus kain kotak- Dalam pergaulan antarpemeluk agama, kotak hitam putih], sungai, danau, laut dan acapkali Agama Hindu dianggap oleh outsider lembah [dilaksanakannya berbagai upacara sebagai agama politeisme, agama yang memuja danu kertih, segara kertih, wana ], kertihdan banyak Tuhan. -
Bali 1928: Gamelan Gong Kebyar Music from Belaluan, Pangkung
Bali 1928: Gamelan Gong Kebyar Music from Belaluan, Pangkung, Busungbiu 2 Introduction 6 A Sketch of the Time Period of these Recordings 11 Emergence of Kebyar 29 The Balinese Gamelan Recordings from Bali, 1928: a track–by–track discussion: 33 Gamelan Gong Kebyar of Belaluan, Denpasar 46 Gamelan Gong Kebyar of Pangkung, Tabanan 50 Gamelan Gong Kebyar of Busungbiu, Northwest Bali 57 List of Silent Archival Films 58 Acknowledgments 61 References Cited and Further Readings * Glossary on Separate PDF File1 1 The spellings in this article follow modernized Balinese orthography of dictionaries such as Kamus Bali Indonesia, by I Nengah Medera et.al. (1990). Although this system was proposed as early as 1972 it has been applied irregularly in writings on the arts, but we have chosen to adhere to it so as to reflect a closer relationship to actual Balinese aksara ‘letters of the alphabet, language’. For instance, many words with prefixes frequently spelled pe or peng are spelled here with the prefixes pa and pang. 1 Introduction These historic recordings were made in 1928 as part of a collection of the first and only commercially–released recordings of music made in Bali prior to World War II. This diverse sampling of new and older Balinese styles appeared on 78 rpm discs in 1929 with subsequent releases for international distribution. The records were sold worldwide (or not sold, as it happened) and quickly went out of print. It was a crucial time in the island’s musical history as Bali was in the midst of an artistic revolution with kebyar as the new dominant style of music. -
Dvaita Vedanta
Dvaita Vedanta Madhva’s Vaisnava Theism K R Paramahamsa Table of Contents Dvaita System Of Vedanta ................................................ 1 Cognition ............................................................................ 5 Introduction..................................................................... 5 Pratyaksa, Sense Perception .......................................... 6 Anumana, Inference ....................................................... 9 Sabda, Word Testimony ............................................... 10 Metaphysical Categories ................................................ 13 General ........................................................................ 13 Nature .......................................................................... 14 Individual Soul (Jiva) ..................................................... 17 God .............................................................................. 21 Purusartha, Human Goal ................................................ 30 Purusartha .................................................................... 30 Sadhana, Means of Attainment ..................................... 32 Evolution of Dvaita Thought .......................................... 37 Madhva Hagiology .......................................................... 42 Works of Madhva-Sarvamula ......................................... 44 An Outline .................................................................... 44 Gitabhashya ................................................................ -
Yoga Physiology and Anatomy According to Classical Yoga And
International Journal of Yogic, Human Movement and Sports Sciences 2017; 2(2): 365-368 ISSN: 2456-4419 Impact Factor: (RJIF): 5.18 Yoga 2017; 2(2): 365-368 Yoga physiology and anatomy according to classical © 2017 Yoga www.theyogicjournal.com yoga and tantra texts Received: 10-05-2017 Accepted: 11-06-2017 Dr. Srikrishna Chandaka Dr. Srikrishna Chandaka and Dr. Suneetha Kandi Department of Yoga & Consciousness, Andhra Abstract University, Visakhapatnam, Yoga has grown to be a very popular science. It has become one of the most favored alternative therapy Andhra Pradesh, India and fitness programs. A huge amount of scientific investigations are being carried out throughout the world using state-of-the-art technology in order to identify, measure and verify the almost miraculous Dr. Suneetha Kandi Department of Science & results of yoga on the human body and mind. It is necessary to understand the science of yoga in a Humanities, MVGR College of holistic sense which necessities the understanding of terms and concepts as mentioned in the classical Engineering (A), Vizianagaram, texts of yoga. These concepts of yoga physiology and anatomy which are presented here, might be easily Andhra Pradesh, India brushed away as ‘unscientific’ since these concepts have yet to be verified by ‘machines’. Nevertheless, in order to understand and explain the miraculous benefits, the modern medicine needs to look at them to find answers – if not now; at least in the near future. Keywords: Yoga, yoga physiology, yoga anatomy, yoga texts, tantra texts 1. Introduction Yoga realizes that the spark of Divinity is present in every human being. -
Identity, Creativity and Modernization Perspectives on Indian Cultural Traditions
Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change Series IIIB, South Asia, Volume 14 General Editor George F. McLean Identity, Creativity and Modernization Perspectives on Indian Cultural Traditions Indian Philosophical Studies, XIV Edited by Sebastian Velassery Vensus A. George The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy Copyright © 2013 by The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy Box 261 Cardinal Station Washington, D.C. 20064 All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Identity, creativity and modernization : perspectives on Indian cultural traditions / edited by Sebastian Velassery, Vensus A. George. Pages cm. -- (Cultural heritage and contemporary change. Series IIIB, South Asia ; volume 14) (Indian philosophical studies ; XIV) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. India--Civilization. 2. Philosophy, Indic. I. Velassery, Sebastian, editor of compilation. II. George, Vensus A., editor of compilation. DS421.5.I53 2012 2012035043 954--dc23 CIP ISBN 978-1-56518-278-3 (pbk.) TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface v Introduction 1 Part I: Introductory Explorations into Indian Cultural Tradition Chapter I. Culture and Philosophy: A Methodological Introduction 13 Geeta Manaktala Chapter II. Indian Cultural Tradition: An Introductory Analysis 31 Sebastian Velassery Part II: Philosophical Anthropology of Indian Cultural Tradition: A Traditional Approach Chapter III. An Itinerary into the Metaphysical Foundations 51 of Indian Culture Veena Kappoor Chapter IV. Yoga System of Philosophy: 69 General Practice and Synthesis U. A. Vinay Kumar Chapter V. Saiva Siddhanta philosophy: Sociocultural Dimensions 85 R.. Gopalakrishnan Chapter VI. Onto-Genesis of Indian Cultural Tradition 99 Sebastian Velassery Part III: Sociocultural Analysis of Indian Cultural Tradition: A Critical-Creative Approach Chapter VII. -
The Traces of the Bhagavad Gita in the Perennial Philosophy—A Critical Study of the Gita’S Reception Among the Perennialists
religions Article The Traces of the Bhagavad Gita in the Perennial Philosophy—A Critical Study of the Gita’s Reception Among the Perennialists Mohammad Syifa Amin Widigdo 1,2 1 Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta 55183, Indonesia; [email protected] 2 Wonderhome Library, Yogyakarta 55294, Indonesia Received: 14 April 2020; Accepted: 28 April 2020; Published: 6 May 2020 Abstract: This article studies the reception of the Bhagavad Gita within circles of Perennial Philosophy scholars and examines how the Gita is interpreted to the extent that it influenced their thoughts. Within the Hindu tradition, the Gita is often read from a dualist and/or non-dualist perspective in the context of observing religious teachings and practices. In the hands of Perennial Philosophy scholars, the Gita is read from a different angle. Through a critical examination of the original works of the Perennialists, this article shows that the majority of the Perennial traditionalists read the Gita from a dualist background but that, eventually, they were convinced that the Gita’s paradigm is essentially non-dualist. In turn, this non-dualist paradigm of the Gita influences and transforms their ontological thought, from the dualist to the non-dualist view of the reality. Meanwhile, the non-traditionalist group of Perennial Philosophy scholars are not interested in this ontological discussion. They are more concerned with the question of how the Gita provides certain ways of attaining human liberation and salvation. Interestingly, both traditionalist and non-traditionalist camps are influenced by the Gita, at the same time, inserting an external understanding and interpretation into the Gita. -
Performing Indonesia a Conference and Festival of Music, Dance, and Drama
Performing Indonesia a conference and festival of music, dance, and drama October 31−November 3, 2013 Freer Gallery of Art, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, and S. Dillon Ripley Center, Smithsonian Institution A joint presentation of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Washington, D.C., and the Freer and Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Washington, D.C. H.E. Dr. Dino Patti Djalal, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the United States of America Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Smithsonian Institution Julian Raby, The Dame Jillian Sackler Director of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art Performing Indonesia: A Conference and Festival of Music, Dance, and Drama steering committee Sumarsam, University Professor of Music, Wesleyan University Andrew McGraw, Associate Professor of Music, University of Richmond Haryo Winarso, Attaché for National Education, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia Michael Wilpers, Manager of Public Programs, Freer and Sackler Galleries Ministry of The Embassy of the Education and Culture Republic of Indonesia, Republic of Indonesia Washington, D.C. Performing Indonesia a conference and festival of music, dance, and drama October 31−November 3, 2013 Schedule evening concerts conference International Gallery, S. Dillon Ripley Center Indonesian Music: Past and Present Javanese Shadow-Play: Hanoman on Fire* Keynote Address Thursday, October 31, 7:30 pm Traditional Performing Arts of Indonesia Javanese Dance and Gamelan from Yogyakarta* in a Globalizing World Friday, November 1, 7:30 pm Sumarsam Saturday, November 2, 11 am Musicians and Dancers of Bali* Freer, Meyer Auditorium Saturday, November 2, 7:30 pm Session 1 Traditional Theater and Dance from Sumatra* Perspectives on Traditional Repertoires Sunday, November 3, 7:30 pm Friday, November 1, 2–5:30 pm gamelan marathon S.