One Perspective on Gamelan in America

Abstract

The gamelan in America, from its beginnings as an exotic foreigner, shows signs of becoming a naturalized citizen. There are now twenty or more Javanese (and additional Balinese) ensembles in America which regularly rehearse and perform and their number increases every year. Nearly all are supported by colleges and universities and only a handful have a Javanese teacher. The degree to which gamelan music becomes part of our total cultural inheritance does not, I believe, depend exclusively on the number of ensembles in America or the number of Americans

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