Gamelan Cudamani- Rangrang UC Davis 2018

Rangrang Composer: I Dewa Putu Rai
The word rangrang refers to that which
is intertwined or knit together, just as we
are interwoven with one another and the
universe around us. Balinese gamelan often
starts with a section called a peng-rangrang,
a flowing abstraction of the core melody,
the benang merah or ‘red thread’ that weaves
through the fabric of the composition. The
piece is inspired by and a tribute to master
composers of our ancestors, such as Kak
Lotring, and the belief that each sound, each
note has a sacred resonance, each pattern
an intrinsic beauty. Beauty and inspiration
are brought together in a way that is rooted
in those heirlooms of artistry that we have
inherited and is joyfully relevant to the
young generations of today
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