''Javanese Court Gamelan'' is a recording of the gamelan of the

Paku Alaman The Duchy of Pakualaman ( jv, ꦏꦢꦶꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦦꦏꦸꦮꦭꦩ꧀ꦩꦤ꧀, Kadipatèn Pakualaman; also written Paku Alaman; Dutch-spelling: Pakoe-alaman) is a minor Javanese princely state within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta.} It was ...

court in

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Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's List ...

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. It was recorded by

ethnomusicologist Ethnomusicology is the study of music from the cultural and social aspects of the people who make it. It encompasses distinct theoretical and methodical approaches that emphasize cultural, social, material, cognitive, biological, and other dim ...

Robert E. Brown Robert Edward "Bob" Brown (18 April 1927 – 29 November 2005) was an American ethnomusicologist who is credited with coining the term " world music". He was also well known for his recordings of music from Indonesia. Many of these recording ...

on January 10, 1971 and released on LP later the same year. The album was issued on compact disc on April 17, 1991 with the original contents. It was remastered and reissued under the name ''Java: Court Gamelan'' on January 28, 2003 with a cover of a photograph of Borobudur. The gamelan in the recording is an heirloom gamelan, made in 1755 for Paku Alam I. The sléndro half, named ''Kyai Pengawé Sari'' ("Sir Invitation to Beauty"), is heard on tracks 1 and 3, while the pélog half, named ''Kyai Telaga Muntjar'' ("Sir Lake and Fountain"), is heard on tracks 2 and 4. The recording was made in the reception hall of the Pura Paku Alaman, by permission of

Paku Alam VIII Sri Paku Alam VIII (10 April 1910 – 11 September 1998) was Duke (''Adipati'') of Pakualaman serving the second Governor of Yogyakarta. He was the son of Paku Alam VII and ''Gusti Bendara Raden Ayu Retno Poewoso''. His child name was ''Gusti Rad ...

, for a radio broadcast in honor of his birthday. The sounds of

sparrow Sparrow may refer to: Birds * Old World sparrows, family Passeridae * New World sparrows, family Passerellidae * two species in the Passerine family Estrildidae: ** Java sparrow ** Timor sparrow * Hedge sparrow, also known as the dunnock or hedg ...

s that make their nests in the hall and other ambient noises are considered normal. The recording of

Puspawarna Puspawarna (ꦥꦸꦱ꧀ꦥꦮꦂꦤ; Javanese for "kinds of flowers") is a gamelan composition famous in Central Java. It is a ketawang in slendro pathet manyura. Thus the full title of the piece often given as Ketawang Puspawarna Laras Slendro Pa ...

was included on the

Voyager Golden Record The Voyager Golden Records are two phonograph records that were included aboard both Voyager spacecraft launched in 1977. The records contain sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth, and are intended for ...

. The album was nominated for the

Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording The Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording was awarded from 1960 to 1986. During this time the award had several minor name changes: *From 1960 to 1961 the award was known as Best Performance - Folk *From 1962 to 1967 it was awa ...

in the Grammy Awards of 1972.

Track listing

Ketawang ''Colotomy'' is an Indonesian description of the rhythmic and metric patterns of gamelan music. It refers to the use of specific instruments to mark off nested time intervals, or the process of dividing rhythmic time into such nested cycles. In ...

" – 4:46 #" Gending Tejanata / Ladrang Sembawa / Ladrang Playon" – 18:28 #"Gending Mandulpati / Ladrang Agun-Agun" – 19:40 #" Bubaran Hudan Mas" – 2:07

Credits

* K.R.T. Wasitodiningrat, director * Nyi Djiworetno, pesindhen * Niken Larasati, pesindhen * Nyi Tasri, pesindhen

Notes

{{Authority control 1971 albums Gamelan albums Nonesuch Records albums Yogyakarta