THE ROLE OF THE GENDER BARUNG IN CREATING THE AESTHETIC OF SURAKARTA STYLE JAVANESE KARAWITAN

Purwanto, Djoko (2017) THE ROLE OF THE GENDER BARUNG IN CREATING THE AESTHETIC OF SURAKARTA STYLE JAVANESE KARAWITAN. Surakarta. pp. 24-45. ISSN 2615-0220

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Abstract

The gender barung is one of the instruments found in a traditional gamelan Ageng ensemble which plays Surakarta style karawitan. This instrument is required to interpret both pathet and garap in its performance. One of the roles or functions of this instrument is to embellish the melody with a variety of different cengkok and wiled. To meet the aesthetical requirements for playing the gender barung, it is necessary to have a good command of its basic playing technique. In order to discuss the subject of this article, a qualitative research method is used with an approach which includes a literature study and participant observation to analyze the process through which the gender barung creates the aesthetics of karawitan. Every gender artist has a different strength of expression which conceptually can be observed through the artist’s technique, cengkok, and wiled used in performance. From the results of the discussion, it can be concluded that it is important to have a good command of the basic playing technique of the gender barung since this enables the musician to build the aesthetics of karawitan. Embat is also an important element of gamelan tuning since the harmonization that appears in the playing of the gender barung is a powerful structure for creating the aesthetics of karawitan. The character of a gender artist canbe identified from the way he or she plays. The involvement of the gender barung in a performance allows the character of the gendhing to emerge or come to light.

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