Daniel Schmidt

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Daniel Schmidt
Photo of Daniel Schmidt testing aluminum bonang pots
Background information
Born	1942
Genres	Contemporary classical music,American Gamelan
Occupations	Composer, instrument builder, teacher

Daniel Schmidt is a composer and builder of American Gamelan.^[1] He currently teaches Gamelan and instrument building at Mills College.^[2] He is also a long-time collaborator with Paul Dresher.^[3]

Daniel has helped build many American gamelans, including Si Darius/Si Madeleine with Lou Harrison and Bill Colvig, and the aluminum gamelan that is used by Gamelan Pacifica in Seattle, WA. He is currently working on an aluminum gamelan with the working name of "Gift" that is being built in collaboration with students at Mills College. "Gift" uses the same tuning and extended range as the instruments Si Darius/Si Madeleine, and finished instruments are being used in performance with Si Darius/Si Madeleine at this time.

References

↑ Adler, Peter; Diamond, Jody BALUNGAN: A Publication of the American Gamelan Institute. Vol. 1 No. 2 February 1985. copyright 2532w
↑ Faculty Webpage for the music department at Mills College is referenced - http://www.mills.edu/academics/faculty/mus/ensemble_bios.php
↑ Various pages of the Dresher Ensemble website are referenced - http://www.dresherensemble.org/about/paulworks/unequald.html http://www.dresherensemble.org/newmusictheater/schick.html

Persondata
Name	Schmidt, Daniel
Alternative names
Short description	American musician
Date of birth	1942
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