Editorial Reviews 
The publisher, Wesleyan University Press , July 28, 1998 
More praise for Edward Herbst  
"To follow the learning process in music in the depth that Herbst makes available to us is to make a revealing journey into Balinese categories of thought. Music is as intrinsic to culture as language, itself, but it is usually learned somewhat more formally and the process is therefore easier to discern. It is a privilege to follow the author on this voyage of discernment." --David P. McAllester 

The publisher, Wesleyan University Press , July 28, 1998 
Praise for Voices in Bali  
A scholar and trained performer of Balinese vocal music and dance, ethnomusicologist Edward Herbst brings unique talents to bear in this provocative book. The lessons of his Balinese masters enable him to offer fresh insight to this culture's aesthetics and cultural elements. Appropriating John Cage's effective style of "mixing theory, anecdote, context, philosophy, and humor," Herbst crafts an acceesible body of work, compelling in substance and form. By merging the "Balinese...