Library

WRITINGS: Monographs, Essays, Bibliographies, Lists

Guide to Sundanese Music, by Simon Cook. A practical introduction to Gamelan Saléndro/Pelog, Gamelan Degung, and Panambih Tembang Sunda. (pdf file, 117 pages)

Susilo Essay. Toward an Appreciation of Javanese Gamelan, by Hardjo Susilo.

Mloyowidodo list. Pieces in Gending-Gending Surakarta Vol 1 -3.

Fritz DeBoer Bali discography. Resources in the Wesleyan University Archives

Compositions for Gamelan and Orchestra. compiled by J. Diamond; additions welcome.

Fonts

KepatihanPro is a font for cipher notation, and includes symbols frequently used in the notation of gamelan music. This font was designed by Matthew Arciniega and formatted by Ray Weisling to allow it to be on the same computer with the earlier font Kepatihan by Carter Scholz.

To download: Choose the format you need, and click on the link below. A folder will download to your computer that includes the font and an Acrobat file with information on how to use it.

KepatihanPro PostScript for Macintosh

KepatihanPro TruType for Macintosh

KepatihanPro Window

Biographies

11 Indonesian Composers, by Jody Diamond

This file contains versions of 11 biographies of Indonesian composers, written for and published in Bakers Dictionary of Musicians and Composers, eighth edition, N. Slonimsky, editor. This edition may have been the first to include Indonesian composers.

Translations

Kinanthi Semedi (aka "Nalikani"), translated from the Javanese by Joan Suyenaga.
This is one of the most frequently used texts for singing with Javanese gamelan.

Notation

Javanese Vocal Notation by K.R.T. Wasitodiningrat

With Pak Cokro's permission, this collection of notation can be freely downloaded as pdf files. The table of contents, introduction, and indexes were scanned as text and are searchable; the notation itself is not.

SLENDRO, VOLUME ONE
Title page, Contents, Editor's Acknowledgements
Introduction
Pathet Nem
Pathet Sanga
Pathet Manyura
Indexes

Note: In Java, it is customary for people to be honored by receiving new names. Pak Cokro's first name was Cokrowasito (on early cassettes you might see Tjokrowasito, the old spelling). When he became the head of the Paku Alaman palace (_puro_) gamelan, his name was changed to K.R.T. (Kanjeng Raden Tumenggung, honorary titles) Wasitodipuro, meaning Wasito of the palace. He was later promoted to Wasito of the world, or Wasitodiningrat. The title of the collection was updated at that point. He is now K.P.H. Notoprojo.

Bonang

Bubaran Udan Mas, Yogya style from K.R.T. Wasitodiningrat.

Kecak