Although Balinese gamelans have a variety of instrumentations (rather than the standard large gamelan of Java), according to Worlds of Music, what stylistic features are commonly found in Balinese gamelan music?
What will be an ideal response?
• "Strictly instrumental
• Characterized by changes in tempo and loudness (often abrupt), and
• Requiring a dazzling technical mastery by many of the musicians, who play fast interlocking rhythms, often comprising asymmetrical groupings of two or three very fast beats. . . . exploiting contrasts in the manner of Western art music."
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