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- ISBN 9781041296607
- Weight: 490g
- Dimensions: 174 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 22 Jun 2026
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Contemporary Music in Indonesia: New Voices from the Archipelago provides insights into the evolution of Indonesian contemporary music in the 2000s. This comprehensive collection examines how gamelan, noise scenes, and experimental composition have transformed within Indonesia's diverse cultural landscape.
The volume features seven scholarly articles exploring key developments across the archipelago. Essays analyse the Yogyakarta music network, document the Indonesian noise scene's evolution, examine Papuan musical transformation, investigate new gamelan composition methods, timbre exploration in contemporary gamelan music, study innovative instrument creation, and highlight women composers' contributions during the pandemic era. Each chapter combines socio-historical overview with detailed musical examination, revealing how Indonesian musicians navigate between tradition and innovation.
Essential reading for scholars and researchers of contemporary music, Southeast Asian studies, music composition, ethnomusicology, contemporary composition, and cultural studies, this book will also provide valuable insights to musicians and cultural practitioners interested in Indonesian musical innovation. The essays in this volume were originally published as a special issue of Contemporary Music Review.
Septian Dwi Cahyo is an Indonesian composer whose works have been performed by international ensembles including Orkest de Ereprijs, Spółdzielnia Muzyczna, Mondrian Ensemble, and Talea Ensemble. He has also served as a guest editor for the journal Contemporary Music Review.
