Why ?
Answering to this question would satisfy perhaps all the others. It is the most fundamental question. Its answers no doubt contain truths going beyond the scope of music. Fields such as philosophy of art, musicology, psychological anthropology, history, would be put to contribution.
What has happenend in that region of the world for such a music to take shape ? Why so much rhythm, metal, so much life, why so little winds, strings, so little instrumental isolation ? What factors have lead to this extraordinary orchestral organization, in a natural way, with the passing centuries ? what has bitten those lying at the origin of gamelan ?
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