Week 10

 

Class Presentations

Monday, March 12

 

Tadju Takahashi, "“Gamelan Society and the Mind”

 

Dante Zhou, "Music Reflects Culture: A Comparison between Western scales and Indian Ragas"

 

Won Woo Cho, "Shimmering Sound Of Java"

 

Wednesday, March 14

 

Bailey Betancourt, "Reconstructing the Javanese Gamelan in a Western Context: Britten's Prince of the Pagodas and the Functionary Role of 'Otherness'"

 

You tube videos for Bailey's presentation:

 

Interview with David Attenborough (1:04 start)

Green salamander dance
(Start 2:19)

Interview with Britten (0:55-2:00)

 

Rohan Ramanan

 

"Gamak vs. Gamakam: A Difference in Stylistic Approach"

 

Papers due Monday, March 19

Exam on Indian Classical Music Wednesday, March 21, 1:30–3:00