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PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO MALAYSIAN MUSIC

Abdul Rahim Ismail (Ed.) (1994). Information Malaysia 1994 Yearbook. Kuala Lumpur: Berita Publishing Sdn. Bhd.

Ahmad Usop (1984). Dondang Sayang: seni tradisi negeri Melaka. Melaka: Majlis Kebudayaan Negeri.

Ang, M. & Yeoh, M. (2002). "Music Preferences Of Malaysian Students And Its Implications For The Music Curriculum Of The Integrated Secondary School Curriculum (KBSM)."Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities. 10(1).

Ang, M. (2001). "Recent and Emerging Work in Music Technology in Southeast Asia". Organised Sound, International Journal of Music Technology. (ISSN No.: 1355-7718(199808)3:2;1-0). 6(1): 3-9.

Ang, M., Abu Talib O., Ramani, A.K., Gan, S.L. & Matusky, P. (1998). "A Layered Architecture for Music: Malaysian Music on the World Wide Web." Organised Sound, International Journal of Music Technology. (ISSN No.: 1355-7718(199808)3:2;1-0). 3(2):101-15.

Ang, M., & A.K. Ramani. (1998). "A Web Architecture for an Information System for Malaysian Music on the World Wide Web." Malaysian Journal of Library & Information Science. (ISSN No.: 1394-6234). 3(1): 1-24.

Ang M., A.K. Ramani, Tee E.R. & Abu Talib Othman. (1998). "A distributed collaborative hypermedia web architecture for music education: A model for Malaysian music on the WWW." Journal of Information Technology. (ISSN No.: 0128-3790). 10(1): 33-45.

Ang, M., Tee, E.R., Abu Talib O, A.T. & Abd Azim A.G.; (1997). "An Interactive Multimedia Music Repository over the Internet." Malaysian Journal of Library & Information Science. (ISSN No.: 1394-6234). 2(1): 63-70.

Ang, M., Othman, A.T. & Tee, E.R. (1996). "World Wide Web Audio: Ensuring Adequate Hardware And Software Configurations." Malaysian Journal of Computer Science. (ISSN No.: 0127-9084). 9(1): 49-55.

Ang, M. (2000). Internationalizing Education Standards: Evolution of the music educators role – observations over a 5 year period at the Music Department of Universiti Putra Malaysia. ASAIHL Conference 2000. Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL), Genting Highlands, 21-23 November 2000.

Ang, M. & Huang, H.S. (2000). Digitising the Sound of the Erhu. Malaysian Science and Technology Congress, MSTC’2000, Symposium C. Confederation of Science and Technology Associations in Malaysia (COSTAM), Genting Highlands, 7-9 November 2000.

Ang, M. (1998). “A Layered Architectural Model for Music: Malaysian Music on the World Wide Web.” Ph.D. dissertation: UPM. 371 pp.

Ang M. Type of Music in Malaysia . Multimedia in Education Conference, MMIE'98 (Multimedia dalam pendidikan): Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah. 7-8 March 1998 Proc. pp. 49-51

Ang M., A.K. Ramani, Tee E.R. & Abu Talib Othman. A Web Architecture for Music Education. ICTE-21: Bhopal, India. 8-10 January 1998. Proceedings pp. 494-501

Ang M., Abu Talib Othman & Abdul Azim Abdul Ghani. (1997). An Interactive Multimedia Courseware Repository Over The Internet. Information Technology Colloquium (INTEC '97): UPM Serdang, 20 May 1997. Proceedings pp. D51-54.

Ang, M. & Othman, A.T. (1996). A Look at Current Technology for the Delivery of  Music over the Internet. National Conference for Research & Development in Computer Science (REDECS), 26-27 June 1996. Serdang: Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. Proceedings pp. 289-293.

Ang, Y.F. (2001). "Sampling Synthesis Technique applied for the Digital Generation of Musical Tones of Malay Folk Instruments." M.Sc. thesis: UPM.

Ang, Y.F. & Ang, M. (1999). Sampling Synthesis Technique applied for the Digital Generation of Musical Tones of Malaysian Folk Instruments. Malaysian Science and Technology Congress, MSTC’99, Symposium C. Confederation of Science and Technology Associations in Malaysia (COSTAM), Johor Baru, 6-8 December 1999. Proc.Vol.I. pp. 366-373.

Arkib Negara. (1986). Pameran di Pustaka Peringatan P.Ramlee. Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. 

Asmad (1990). Seni Lagu dan Permainan Tradisi. Melaka: Associated Educational Distrubuters (M) Sdn. Bhd. 

Aziz Deraman & Wan Ramli Wan Mohamad. (1994). Muzik dan Nyanyian Tradisi Melayu. Kuala Lumpur: Fajar Bakti.

Becker, J. (1975). "Kroncong, Indonesian Popular Music." Asian Music. VII/1(1975): 14-19. 

Blades, J. (1992). Percussion Instruments and Their History. Westport, Connecticut: The Bold Strummer Ltd. 

Brindle, R.S. (1991). Contemporary Percussion. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Chan C.J. (2001). The Musicking of Malay Folksongs in Ulu Tembeling and Its Applicative Perspective in Music education. Doctoral dissertation. Osaka University

  Chan, C.J.(1998).  "Malay Traditional Folk Songs in Ulu Tembeling: Its
 Potential for a Comprehensive Study." Pertanika Journal of Social Science
 and Humanity. 6(2):101-112.

  Chan, C.J. (2000). "The Application of Audiovisual Technology in
 Musicology Research." In First International Music Technology Conference in South East Asia. Music Department, Faculty of Human Ecology, Universiti Putra Malaysia. The Mines Beach Resort Hotel, Serdang. 16-18 March 2000. p16-21.

     Chelliah, J. (1988). "Towards an Identity in Music." New Straits Times. Dec 12, 1988; Aug 31 & Dec 14, 1989. 

Chong, K.K. (1985). "Masyarakat Majmuk Semenanjung Malaysia: Evolusi Sejarah." In Masyarakat Malaysia (Ed. Zuraina Majid). pp. 53-88. Pulau Pinang: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia. 

Chong, P.L. (1998). Folk Songs of Sarawak: Songs From the Kenyah Community. Kuching: Dayak Cultural Foundation. 

Chong, P.L. (1997). The Dance-songs, Children's Songs and Basic Dance movements of the Baram Kenyah and Kayan - Implications for Music Education in Malaysia. Unpublished Masters Thesis, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. 

Daud Hamzah. (1991). "Malaysia." In New Music in the Orient. Essays on Composition in Asia since WWII. (Ed. H.Ryker). pp. 91-96. Buren, Netherlands: Frits Knuf Publishers. 

Daud Hamzah. (1965). Cara Menari Ronggeng dan Mak Inang. Kuala Lumpur: Penerbitan Federal. 

Department of Sabah Museum and State Archives. (1992). An Introduction to the Traditional Musical Instruments of Sabah. Kota Kinabalu: Department of Sabah Museum and State Archives. 

Furnival, J.S. (1939). Netherlands, India. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 

Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof. (1976). The Kelantan Mak Yong Dance Theatre: A Study of Performance Practice. University of Hawaii: Ph.D dissertation. 

Goldsworthy, D. (1979). Melayu Music of North Sumatra. Ph.D Dissertation, Monash University.

Hansa. (1989). "The Musical Tradition". The Magazine of the Temple of Fine Arts. 28 April 1989. 7: 50-54.

Harmunah. (1987). Muzik Keroncong: Sejarah, Gaya dan Perkembangan. Yogyakarta: Pusat Musik Liturgi. 

Hartigan, R. (1986). Blood Drum Spirit: Drum Languages of West Africa, African-America, Native America, Central Java and South India. Part 1. Michigan: U.M.I. Dissertation Information Service. 

Holland, J. (1978). Percussion. London: MacDonald and Jane's. 

Ivanoff, P. (1972). “Music of the Dayak, Borneo (Kalimantan).” Collection CNRS: Musee de l'homme. Paris: Disques Vogue LDM 301 08.

Jayatilaka, B. (1976). “Developing trends in Malaysian music.” Challenges In Music Education. 394-399. 

Johami Abdullah. (1993). Pendidikan Muzik Semasa. Kuala Lumpur: DBP. 

Johami Abdullah. (1990). “Music education in Malaysia: An overview.” The Quarterly Journal Of Music Teaching And Learning. 1(4): 44-53.

Kedit, P. (1976). "Sambe". In Asian Musics in an Asian Perspective. Tokyo. 

Kennedy, J. (1993). A History of Malaya. Kuala Lumpur: S. Abdul Majeed & Co. 

Kornhauser, B. (1978). "In Defence of Kroncong." In Studies in Indonesian Music. (Ed. Kartomi, M.J.). Clayton, Vic, Centre of Southeast Asian Studies: Monash University. 

Ku Zam Zam Ku Idris. (1994). "Alat-Alat Muzik Nobat: Satu Analisis tentang Simbolisme dan Daulat dalam Kesultanan Melayu." Tirai Panggung. 2: 1-10. 

Ku Zam Zam Ku Idris. (1983). "Alat-Alat Muzik dalam Ensembel Wayang Kulit, Ulik Mayang dan Gendang Keling di Kedah Utara." In Kajian Budaya dan Masyarakat di Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: DBP.

Kumar, Amrita. (1993). Musical Instruments. New Delhi: Rupa & Co. 

Lockard, C.A. (1991). "Reflections of Change: Sociopolitical Commentary and Criticism in Malaysian Popular Music Since 1950." Crossroads. 6(1):1-106. 

Malaysia, Department of Statistics (1993) Yearbook of Statistics 1992. Kuala Lumpur: Department of Statistics. 

Malm, W.P. (1979). “Music in Malaysia.” The World Of Music. 21(3): 6-18.

Malm, W.P. (1974). "Music in Kelantan and Malaysia: some of its cultural implications." Studies in Malaysian Oral and Musical Traditions. Michigan Papers on South and Southeast Asia. 8: 1-46. 

Matusky, P. & Tan, S.B. (1997). Muzik Malaysia: Tradisi Klasik, Rakyat dan Sinkretik. Penang: Asian Center Penang & Akademi Seni Kebangsaan. 

Matusky, P. (1994). "Music of the Mak Yong Theater of Malaysia: A Fusion of Southeast Asian Malay and Middle Eastern Islamic Elements." In To The Four Corners, A Festschrift in Honor of Rose Brandel. pp. 25-53. (Ed. Leichtman, E.). Warren, Michigan: Harmonie Park Press. 

Matusky, P. (1994). "Traditional Music among the Singapore Malays: Notes and Reflections on Old Genres in a New Urban Context." Tirai Panggung. 2: 43-56.

Matusky, P. (1993). Malaysian Shadow Play and Music. Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press. 

Matusky, P. (1992). "Musical Instruments of Sarawak." In Sarawak - A Cultural Legacy. (Ed. Chin, L.). Kuching: Soc. Atelier. 

Matusky, P. (1985). "An Introduction the the Major Instruments and Forms of Traditional Malay Music." Asian Music. XVI(2): 121-182.

Matusky, P. (1982). "Music from Malaysia." Resound. I/4: 1-2. 

Matusky, P. (1982). "Musical Instruments and Musicians of the Malay Shadow Puppet Theater." Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society. VIII(1982): 38-68.

Matusky, P. (1974). Music of the Malaysian Wayang Kulit. City University of New York: M.A. dissertation. 

Milne, R.S. (1994). "Malaysia." Encarta 1994. USA: Microsoft Corporations. 

Mohd Anis Md Nor & Mohd Nasir Ibrahim. (1994). "Engkerurai: Organ-Mulut Orang Iban dan Orang Ulu." Tirai Panggung. 2: 11-26.

Mohd Anis Md Nor. (1993). Zapin. Folk Dance of the Malay World. Singapore: Oxford University Press. 

Mohd Anis Md Nor. (1993). Randai dance of Minangkabau, Sumatra, with labanotation scores. Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya.

Mohd Ghouse Nasuruddin. (1995). The Malay Dance. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. 

Mohd Ghouse Nasuruddin. (1992). The Malay Traditional Music. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. 

Mohd Ghouse Nasuruddin. (1976). "Muzik Etnik Malaysia." In Bahasa, Kesusasteraan dan Kebudayaan Melayu. Kuala Lumpur: Kementerian Kebudayaan Belia dan Sukan. 

Mohd Ishak Abdul Aziz. (1978). Ghazal. Kuala Lumpur: Kementerian Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan. 

Mohd Taib Osman. (1969). "Some Observations on the Socio-Cultural Context of Traditional Malay Music." in Papers presented at the International Conference on Traditional Drama and Music of Southeast Asia, 27-30 Aug 1969. pp. 309-319. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. 

Myers, H. (Ed.). (1992). Ethnomusicology. An Introduction. London: Macmillan. 

Narayanan, S.A. (1985). Gana Sagaram. An Ocean of Music. Petaling Jaya: S. Apeetha Narayanan. 

Nettl, B. (1993). "Music". Microsoft Encarta '94. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation. 

Nettl, B. (1993). "Folk Music". Microsoft Encarta '94. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation. 

Nettl, B. (1983). The Study of Ethnomusicology. 29 Issues. Urbana: The University of Illinois Press. 

Nik Mustapha Nik Mohd. Salleh (1998). Alat Muzik Tradisional Dalam Masyarakat Melayu Di Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Kementerian kebudayaan, Kesenian dan Pelancongan Malaysia.

Oesch, H. (1974). “Musical continuity among primitive peoples (illustrated by the music of the Senoi of Malacca). In Fischer Festschrift. pp. 227-246. Basel: Confederation Helvetique.

Ohme, K. (1995). "Formulating Multimedia Policy for Malaysia", in Persidangan Infotech Malaysia '95, Kuala Lumpur, 1 November 1995. 

Pennycock, B. (1996). "The Music Library of the Future: A Pilot Project." Montreal: McGill University. 

Prime Minister's Department. (1996). Seventh Malaysia Plan 1996-2000. Kuala Lumpur: Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Berhad.

Pugh-Kitingan, J. (1988). "Instruments and Instrumental Music of the Tambunan Kadazan Dusun." Sabah Museum and Archives Journal. 1(2): 24-61. 

Pusat Kebudayaan Universiti Malaya. (1985). Konsert Keroncong. Kuala Lumpur: Universiti Malaya. 

Pusat Perkembangan Kurikulum. (1994). Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Pusat Kurikulum 6/94. 22 December 1994. Kuala Lumpur: Ministry of Education. 

Rahmah Bujang. (1987). Boria. A Form of Malay Theatre. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 

Redfield, R. (1973). The Little Community and Peasant Society and Culture. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. 

Root, D.L. (1993). "Popular Music." Microsoft Encarta '94. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation. 

Roseman, M. (1995). Dream Songs and Healing Sounds in the rainforests of Malaysia. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Folkways Records. 

Roseman, M. (1991). Healing Sounds from the Malaysian Rainforest. Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press.

Seeler, J.D. (1975). Kenyah dance, Sarawak, Malaysia: a description and analysis. MA Thesis, University of Hawaii.

Shafiee Ahmad & Sulaiman Zakaria. (1992). Kesenian di Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Buku Must Sdn. Bhd. 

Shamsiah Sabaruddin, Surya Hafida Bahari & Zuzitah Abdul Samad. (1993). Kumpulan Kompang. Kuala Lumpur: Pustaka Bakti Wira. 

Shimeda, T. (1986). “Singing and speaking: The interrelationship between two phonic communication forms among the Penan people of Sarawak, Malaysia.” Journal of the Japanese Musicological Society. 32(1): 1-18. 

Shimeda, T. (1986). “Patterned listening as a basis of the music tradition of the Penan, Sarawak, Malaysia.” Tokyo: Academia, 1986: 180-192.

Sweeney, A. (1994). “A Celebration of Oral Creativity.” Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka

Tan, S.B. (1995). "Popular Music in Multi-Ethnic Malaysia: Diversity Despite Control." In Intercultural Music, Vol.1. (Eds. Kimberlin, C.T. & Euba, A.). Pp. 143-164. Bayreuth African Studies 29. 

Tan, S.B. (1993). Bangsawan. A Social and Stylistic History of Popular Malay Opera. Singapore: Oxford University Press.

Tan, S.B. (1990). "Performing Arts in Malaysia." Asian Music. 1989/1990 XXI(1): 137-171. 

Tan, S.B. (1988). "The Thai Menora in Malaysia: Adapting to the Penang Chinese Community." Asian Folklore Studies. 1988 47: 19-34. 

Tan, S.B. (1984). "An Introduction to the Chinese Glove Puppet Theater in Malaysia." Imbras. 1984 57(1): 40-55.

Tan, S.B. (1983). "Alat Orkestra Cina Moden Malaysia: Satu Pengenalan." The Contemporary (Masakini) Journal of Art and Literature. 1(4): 15-37. 

Tan, S.B. (1981). "The Glove Puppet Theater in Malaysia." Asian Music. 1981 XIII(1): 53-71. 

TDC Malaysia. (1996). MALAYSIA. Dances. Kuala Lumpur: Tourist Development Corporation of Malaysia in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, Arts & Tourism (Research Division). 

The Economics Department. (1994). Money and Banking in Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Bank Negara Malaysia. 

Thomas, P.L. (1986). Like Tigers around a Piece of Meat: the Baba style of Dondang Sayang. Singapore: ISEAS. 

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Van der Meer, W. (1980). Hindustani Music in the 20th Century. New Delhi: Allied Publishers Private Limited. 

White, E.E. (1971). Appreciating India's Music. Boston: Crescendo Publishing Company. 

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Zakaria Ariffin. (1990). Mengenal Budaya Bangsa. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. 

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