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

The Javanese Vocal Notation of K.R.T. Wasitodiningrat

With Pak Cokro's permission, this collection of notation (in .pdf files) may be freely downloaded. The table of contents, introduction, and indexes were scanned as text and are searchable; the notation itself is not. The introduction is by Alex Dea and Laurie Kottmeyer. Editorial corrections or comments in the notation are by Jody Diamond, with assistance from I.M. Harjito and Djoko Waluyo.

Introduction
Indexes for both books combined

Slendro, Book I
Slendro cover
Slendro title, contents and general acknowlegements
Slendro Pathet Nem
Slendro Pathet Sanga
Slendro Pathet Manyura
Complete Slendro Book

Pelog, Book II
Pelog Cover
Pelog Table of Contents (introduction is the same)
Pelog Pathet Lima
Pelog Pathet Nem
Pelog Pathet Barang
Pelog Nyamat
Complete Pelog Book

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. His final name was K.P.H. Natapraja.

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