Suite for Violin and American Gamelan

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Suite for Violin and American Gamelan is a composition by Lou Harrison that blends Western violin writing with Indonesian-inspired gamelan instrumentation and tuning.

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instanceOf musical composition
suite
associatedWithComposer Lou Harrison NERFINISHED
composer Lou Harrison NERFINISHED
composerNationality American
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Lou Harrison NERFINISHED
genre contemporary classical music
hasCulturalInfluence Indonesian musical tradition
Western classical tradition
hasInstrumentationFeature blend of Western violin and gamelan ensemble
hasKeyCharacteristic combination of Western string writing with gamelan textures
integration of non-Western tuning systems
hasMusicalStyle cross-cultural
experimental tuning
hasPart movement
influencedBy Indonesian gamelan
languageOfWork instrumental
scoredFor American gamelan NERFINISHED
violin
usesInstrument gongs
metallophone
percussion instruments
violin
usesTuning Indonesian-inspired tuning

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Lou Harrison notableWork Suite for Violin and American Gamelan