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Gamelan Son of Lion

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Active from
  
1976

Members
  
Daniel Goode

Genre
  
Classical

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Albums
  
The Complete Gamelan In The New World

Record labels
  
Folkways Records, Locust Music, GSOL

Similar
  
Barbara Benary, I Nyoman Windha, K P H Notoprojo, Michael Tenzer, Gamelan Sekar Jaya

Gamelan son of lion


Gamelan Son of Lion (GSOL) is a new-music American gamelan ensemble based in New York City. The group was founded in 1976 by Barbara Benary (who constructed most of the instruments), Philip Corner, and Daniel Goode. It is a composers' collective as well as repertory ensemble. Current composers in the group in addition to the co-founders are: David Demnitz, Laura Liben, Jody Kruskal, Lisa Karrer, Marnen Laibow-Koser, Jody Diamond, and David Simons.

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Gamelan Son of Lion's keyed instruments have bars constructed of iron, in the Javanese style. The group uses both the pelog and slendro tuning systems, sometimes in conjunction with one another within a single composition.

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Discography

  • 1979 - Gamelan In The New World (Folkways)
  • 1992 - Macedonian Air Drumming (Bridge) - includes 1 track performed by GSOL
  • 1992 - Interaction: New Music for Gamelan (Leonardo/ISAST) - includes 2 tracks performed by GSOL
  • 1995 - New Gamelan/New York (GSOL Records)
  • 1996 - Gamelan as a Second Language (GSOL)
  • 2002 - Bending the Gending (GSOL)
  • 2004 - The Complete Gamelan in the New World (Locust Music)
  • 2004 - Prismatic Hearing (Tzadik)
  • 2005 - Metal Notes (Locust Music)
  • 2006 - Sun on Snow (New World)
  • 2007 - Dragon Toes (GSOL)
  • 2008 - Sonogram (Innova)
  • 2009 - Fung Sha Noon (Tzadik)

    • Songs

    Woman's Song - by Lisa KarrerBending the Gending · 2002
    PINs - by David DemnitzBending the Gending · 2002
    Lelambetan Meows - by Barbara BenaryBending the Gending · 2002

    References

    Gamelan Son of Lion Wikipedia
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