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music from Shadowbang
by: Evan Ziporyn
Dalem & Sangut (music from ShadowBang)
-Angkat
-Ocean
-Meditasi
-Head
ShadowBang is a traditional Balinese wayang kulit with new, non-gamelan music and extended lighting techniques. Most of the piece is dominated by the voice and movements of I Wayan Wija, a brilliant dalang in the classical style. As in all Balinese shadow puppetry, Wija tells two stories at once: a lofty narrative based on Hindu mythology, as framed by the adventures and commentary of various servants and sidekicks, in this case, the brothers Dalem & Sangut. These four movements frame the piece, drawing on the deep and surface structures of Balinese music but taking them in very different directions in terms of timbre, harmony, and affect. "Angkat" is travel music; "Ocean" & "Meditasi" are background music; "Head" is an overture. --Evan Ziporyn
The music from ShadowBang was created with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Rockefeller Multi-Arts Production Fund.