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Relatively unknown Javanese gamelan music becomes an emerging art form

September 10, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Do you know what the soundtracks of the sci-fi show “Battlestar Galactica” and the video game “Sonic Unleashed” have in common with certain works of classical music composers John Cage and Lou Harrison?
They all contain the haunting, bell-like sounds of gamelan, an Indonesian musical ensemble.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2009, Battlestar Galactica, Benjamin Britten, Chapel Performance Space, China, Columbian Exposition, Francis Poulenc, Gamelan Pacifica, India, Indonesia, John Cage, Lou Harrison, Northwest Asian Weekly, Paris Exposition, Sonic Unleashed, United States, Vivian Miezianko, Vol 28 No 38 | September 12 - September 18

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