Echoes from the East: The Javanese Gamelan and its Influence on the Music of Claude Debussy

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Kiyoshi Tamagawa

Echoes from the East

The Javanese Gamelan and its Influence on the Music of Claude Debussy

Kiyoshi Tamagawa

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English

Lexington Books
20 November 2019

Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830); Percussion instruments

One of the most admired qualities of Claude Debussy’s music has been its seemingly effortless evocation and assimilation of exotic musical strains. He was the first great European composer to discern the possibilities inherent in the gamelan, the ensemble consisting mainly of tuned percussion instruments that originated in Java.

Echoes from the East: The Javanese Gamelan and its Influence on the Music of Claude Debussy argues Debussy's encounter with the gamelan in 1889 at the Paris Exposition Universelle had a far more profound effect on his work and style than can be grasped by simply looking for passages and pieces in his output that sound “Asian"" or “like a gamelan."" Kiyoshi Tamagawa recounts Debussy’s individual experience with the music of Java and traces its echoes through his entire compositional career. Echoes from the East adds a commentary on the modern-day issue of cultural appropriation and a survey of Debussy’s contemporaries and successors who have also attempted to merge the sounds of the gamelan with their own distinctive musical styles.

By: Kiyoshi Tamagawa
Imprint: Lexington Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 161mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 494g
ISBN: 9781498597142
ISBN 10: 1498597149
Pages: 198
Publication Date: 20 November 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kiyoshi Tamagawa is professor of music at Southwestern University.

Reviews for Echoes from the East: The Javanese Gamelan and its Influence on the Music of Claude Debussy

This is an excellent book, seriously researched, beautifully written throughout, and dealing with a subject of enormous interest and relevance. -- Catherine Kautsky, Lawrence University