As a young American composer, Colin McPhee quite by accident heard some recordings of Balinese gamelan music. Changed forever by this experience, he "wanted to hear every Gamelan in the countryside." This book recounts the details of his stay in Bali just before World War II. It presents an amusing and sympathetic look at Balinese society and a rare look at the importance of music in Balinese life.
- ISBN10 0195804481
- ISBN13 9780195804485
- Publish Date April 1980 (first published 15 June 1960)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 May 2000
- Publish Country AU
- Publisher Oxford University Press Australia
- Imprint OUP Australia and New Zealand
- Edition New edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 214
- Language English