Collections of themed recordings curated by John Noise Manis
1 – 13:23 Gendhing LALER MENGGENG slendro sanga (Montebello version)
2 – 7:57 Ketawang Sinom LOGONDHANG slendro sanga
3 – 21:32 Ketawang Gendhing TLUTUR slendro sanga Ladrang PANJANGILANG Ketawang Dhandhangula TLUTUR Ayak-Ayakan TLUTUR
4 – 15:19 Ladrang TURUN SIH pelog lima
5 – 10:42 Ketawang MIJIL DHEMPEL slendro sanga (gendhing kemanak)
Collection: Digital Series, Gamelan of Central Java
It wasn’t easy to find out what the Javanese equivalent of the Western idea of ‘music of remembrance’ could be. In the Western culture – leaving aside the ‘funeral music’ that historically has accompanied official ceremonies in certain national and regional areas – the notion of remembrance music generally calls on pieces of the classical repertoire that are somber in character.