Colotomic Structures

This lesson is part of the Rhythm, Meter & Form category.

Objectives

• Students will become familiar with colotomic structure.

Resources

Readings

• Sumarsam. "Melodic Organization." (Introduction to Javanese Gamelan, 2002).
• Becker. "Hindu-Buddhist Time in Javanese Gamelan Music." (The Study of Time IV, 1981: 161-172).
• Goldsworthy. "Cyclic Properties of Indonesian Music." (Journal of Musicological Research 24 (3-4): 309-333).

Tools

• Gendhing Jawa: Javanese Gamelan Notation Database

Class Activities

• Discussion and definitions of colotomy
• Analysis of music written in a colotomic structure
• Group performance of a piece in colotomic structure

Assignments

• Identification and analysis of colotomy in written and recorded music

Notes

• Mbenga-Mbuti Pygmy music shares structural similarities with Balinese Gamelan music.