Author Question: Eventually Nartosabdho became a________________________. (Explain your answer.) What will be an ... (Read 61 times)

theo · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

Eventually Nartosabdho became a__________________ ______. (Explain your answer.)

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Question 2

What important metrical innovation did Nartosabdho help bring to gamelan music? In Tr. 7-16, Worlds of Music, p. 363, on what beat is Nartosabdho tapping?

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britb2u · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Wayang kulit dhalang, that is, in 1958 he earned the title dhalang or master puppeteer for wayang kulit (shadow puppet show).

Answer to Question 2

Nartosabdho helped bring the (Western) triple/waltz meter to gamelan music:
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 . . .
The x in Tr. 7-16 represents Nartosabdho's tap on the first beat or downbeat of each triple-meter measure. Note the three beats in each measure of the melody that are occurring along with each of his taps (each beat is indicated by a scale tone number).