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…
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…
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…
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.
