Gamelan Son of Lion (GSOL) is a new-music American gamelan ensemble based in New York City . The group was founded in 1976 by Barbara Benary (who constructed most of the instruments), Philip Corner , and Daniel Goode . It is a composers' collective as well as repertory ensemble. Current composers in the group in addition to the co-founders are: David Demnitz , Laura Liben , Jody Kruskal , Lisa Karrer , Marnen Laibow-Koser , Jody Diamond , and David Simons.

Gamelan Son of Lion's keyed instruments have bars constructed of iron , in the Javanese style. The group uses both the pelog and slendro tuning systems, sometimes in conjunction with one another within a single composition.

Discography [ edit ]

• 1979 ? Gamelan In The New World ( Folkways )
• 1992 ? Macedonian Air Drumming ( Bridge ) ? includes 1 track performed by GSOL
• 1992 ? Interaction: New Music for Gamelan ( Leonardo/ISAST ) ? includes 2 tracks performed by GSOL
• 1995 ? New Gamelan/New York (GSOL Records)
• 1996 ? Gamelan as a Second Language (GSOL)
• 2002 ? Bending the Gending (GSOL)
• 2004 ? The Complete Gamelan in the New World ( Locust Music )
• 2004 ? Prismatic Hearing ( Tzadik )
• 2005 ? Metal Notes (Locust Music)
• 2006 ? Sun on Snow ( New World )
• 2007 ? Dragon Toes (GSOL)
• 2008 ? Sonogram ( Innova )
• 2009 ? Fung Sha Noon (Tzadik)

References [ edit ]

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• Facts Become Sounds . The Village Voice. November 27, 1978.
• Music in Review; Gamelan Son of Lion ? The New York Times. May 4, 1991.
• New York Music ? Rock Happens . The Village Voice. November 29, 2005.

External links [ edit ]

• Gamelan Son of Lion website
• Gamelan Son of Lion at AllMusic
• Gamelan Son of Lion discography at Discogs

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