UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology

Director: I Nyoman Wenten
Adjunct Professor

Phone:  (661) 255-1050 ext: 2549
Email: nwenten@yahoo.com
Days/times:
Tuesday 6:30-8:00 (lower division 91B)
Tuesday 8:10-10:00 (upper division 161B)

The Music of Bali Ensemble (Ethnomusicolgoy 91/161B) features gamelan music (the generic Indonesian word for orchestra) and dance. The Balinese gamelan gong kebyar is famous for its fast tempos, abrupt changes of texture, and brilliantly costumed dancers who act out stories from the Ramayana.