UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Ernst Heins recordings: Sacred Gamelans, 1967-1968

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Heins, Ernst
Title
UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Ernst Heins recordings: Sacred Gamelans
Dates
1967-1968 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 items  :  OT - 1 reel (7 1/2 ips, 1/2 tr. mono (recorded 2 sides), 7"); D - 2 reels (7 1/2 ips, 1/2 tr. mono (recorded 1 side), 7"); WT - 2 reels (7 1/2 ips, 1/2 tr. stereo, 10"); Duration: 1:07:30
Collection Number
1967015
Summary
Copy of materials from Ernst Heins, recorded 1967-1968.
Repository
University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Unrestricted: collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Ernst Heins (1937-2019) was a musician and ethnomusicologist who specialised in the music of Indonesia. Heins studied at Amsterdam University, Netherlands in the 1950s under Dutch ethnomusicologist Jaap Kunst and later taught at the university until his retirement in 2002. His academic publications primarily focused on aspects of Indonesian traditional culture. As an accomplished musician, Heins played gamelan instruments. After his retirement he played tympani in the Wageningen University Orchestra.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Note on tape box: "illustr. gamelanz kramat lezing" [?]; Also "sound ill. to: 'sacred gamelans' c.- & w.-java"

More information needed to complete archiving.

Documentation: Photo-copy of tape box notes.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Ethnomusicology
  • Javanese--Asia--Southeast Asia

Geographical Names

  • Java
  • Oceania