Topeng Cirebon: Sundanese Music From West / Var: Topeng Cirebon: Sundanese Music From West / Var

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Topeng Cirebon: Sundanese Music From West / Var

Artist:

Various Artists

Label:

Wergo Germany

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

4010228160727

Genre:

International

Release Date:

1996-01-01

Number of Discs:

1

Performances of the topeng masquerade are given for many different occasions in West Java, to honor of ancestors or to celebrate harvests or births. The composition Tatalu is generally heard as an instrumental opening of topeng performances and serves to call the audience, so the real performance can begin. The dance topeng rahwana takes as it's theme power, courage, and bravery but also desire and lack of restraint. Finally, tarawangsa is a genuine popular art is performed on the tarawangsa (a violin with an end pin) and the jentreng (a kind of seven-stringed zither). It's ceremonial significance is associated with a ritual of thanksgiving associated with the rice harvest. Tarawangsa can also be played for healings or even purely for entertainment.

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