Chapter One: Southeast Asian Musical Processes
Layers of Southeast Asian History Early human habitation Waves of immigration Sino-Tibetan Mon-Khmer Malay
Layers of Southeast Asian History (cont.) Indic ideas (Hinduism / Buddhism) Chinese (trade and diasporas) Islam / Middle-Eastern European colonialism Global ideologies
Three Southeast Asian Musical Processes Ostinato Short, repeated rhythmic/melodic pattern/phrase Simultaneous variation / heterophony two or more concurrent melodic lines each recognizable as variant of same tune Interlocking Separate musical parts coordinated to sound like a single sound stream
Toba Batak Gondang Music ostinato interlock to create cycle simultaneous variation
Summary Disparate languages, religions, histories Shared ecology and technologies Bamboo and bronze Shared musical processes Ostinato Simultaneous variation (heterophony) Interlocking