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Thomas Bartlett and Nico Muhly are American musicians and composers who released a collaborative album titled "Peter Pears: Balinese Ceremonial Music" in 2018. This album features nine songs written by the duo and three gamelan transcriptions by ethnomusicologist Colin McPhee, which served as inspiration for the new compositions. McPhee lived in Bali during the 1930s, where he intensively studied gamelan music and was among the first composers to incorporate "world music" into his work. Bartlett and Muhly became fascinated with these recordings during their college years and began composing music rooted in their textures and interlocking rhythms. The result is an album that blends elements of electronic music and world music, reflecting their shared musical interests and influences. The products available from the artist Thomas Bartlett & Nico Muhly include CDs.
