I_Nyoman_Windha

I Nyoman Windha

I Nyoman Windha

Indonesian composer

I Nyoman Windha is one of the leading musicians and contemporary composers of Balinese gamelan music. He was born at Banjar Kutri, Singapadu, Gianyar, Bali. A graduate of the National Institute of Arts (ISI) in Denpasar, Bali, Windha has been a member of the faculty since 1985. He has composed dozens of compositions for Balinese gamelan in many genres but primarily in kebyar style. His compositions, such as Puspanjali (1989), have been incorporated into the standard repertoire of Balinese performing groups and many have won awards at Bali's annual gamelan competition.

Nyoman Windha wearing traditional dress (pakaian adat)

Windha's music is known for his beautiful melodies, incorporation of forms and styles from Javanese gamelan, and other innovations such as use of 3/4 time. He has traveled and taught extensively around the world. See: List of music students by teacher: T to Z#I Nyoman Windha.


Stub icon

This article on an Asian composer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about an Indonesian musician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article I_Nyoman_Windha, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.