Nelayan
Dublin Core
Title
Nelayan
Subject
Composition
Description
Nelayan is another composition included in the Miami University Gamelan Library. This performance was recorded in Bali on March 25th 2010, and features the resident ensemble at the Yayasan Polosenni School, Douglas Myers, Director. This version of Nelayan was taught by Made Sukanda.
Tari Nelayan, the fisherman’s dance, is based on a traditional children’s melody that occurs only at the end of the composition. The dance and musical accompaniment originated in the mid-1960s and is among the few Balinese dance/theater pieces that focus on the sea.
The choreography depicts the various actions of a fisherman: searching for a fishing spot, casting a net, retrieving the catch, and returning home. The three dancers in this performance are: Putu Bagus, Kadek Yuni, and Komang Padmi. A notated musical score and examples are included on this website.
Tari Nelayan, the fisherman’s dance, is based on a traditional children’s melody that occurs only at the end of the composition. The dance and musical accompaniment originated in the mid-1960s and is among the few Balinese dance/theater pieces that focus on the sea.
The choreography depicts the various actions of a fisherman: searching for a fishing spot, casting a net, retrieving the catch, and returning home. The three dancers in this performance are: Putu Bagus, Kadek Yuni, and Komang Padmi. A notated musical score and examples are included on this website.
Relation
NELAYAN SCORE
Collection Items
Gandra's Version
Nelayan, taught by Gandra
Wyang Gandra taught this version of the Nelayan melody to me in June 2002. Gandra, was a well-known teacher in the Peliatan area He also taught at UCLA in the early 1960s. Gandra was the father of Made Sukanda, the music…
Wyang Gandra taught this version of the Nelayan melody to me in June 2002. Gandra, was a well-known teacher in the Peliatan area He also taught at UCLA in the early 1960s. Gandra was the father of Made Sukanda, the music…
Embellishments
In the clip Made demonstrates one of two embellishment parts. These embellishments are played on the highest pitched instrument, the kantilan. Later in the clip Made and Doug Myers provide further explanation about the rhythmic variations used when…
Kotekan Pattern Bars
In the next two clips Made demonstrates an interlocking embellishment, which the Balinese refer to as a kotekan. This occurs three times between bars 8 and 67 in the full score. The first demonstration is the sangsih, off-beat part. The second…
Full Ensemble
In this clip the full ensemble is learning the two interlocking kotekan parts. This particular segment occurs in bars 58-85 in the full score.
Full Ensemble Slower Section
In this clip Made teaches the slower section, bars 88 to 103, to the full ensemble.
Final Section
In this clip Made teaches the final section, prior to the main melody, to the full ensemble. This occurs between bars 103 through 119. Also included in the clip is the kebyar section from bars 120 to 126.