Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-243) and index.
Contents
Cognitive preliminaries : the nature of musical knowledge and the processes of creative thinking -- A brief introduction to karawitan -- Karawitan as a multipart music : the relations between the melodic parts -- The balungan as melodic guide -- Theorizing melodic guidance : the social and historical context of Javanese music theory -- Three concepts of unplayed melody -- Implicit-melody concepts in perspective -- Patterns of conceptual innovation in music theory : a comparative approach.