Banyumas Traditional Music

Traditional Music Banyumas


Banyumas traditional music also has its own uniqueness compared to other Javanese music arts, including:
  Calung, is a musical instrument made of bamboo strips laid crosswise and played by striking. Banyumas typical music device is made of bamboo is similar to the Javanese gamelan, which consists of barung xylophone, xylophone successor, dhendhem, kenong, gongs and drums.


In addition there is a musical instrument called Gong Sebul why so-called because the sound is similar sebul gong gong in the gamelan music and serves bleak indeed gong. The difference of the material and how to play with blown jerking with appropriate intonation tones tone of a musical instrument in the rhythm of the gamelan gongs.Sebul gong played by disebul (Java Language: disebul, blown jerking), the tool is also made of bamboo with a large size. In the musical staging is always accompanied by a singer called sinden. Call in the Java language called Nyi Sinden.The staging of this musical art often presents a wide variety of songs that exist in the community. However uUtamanya is the musical rhythm track Banyumasan as a trademark attached to this calung musical rhythms. But in its development is now often sings the musical style of Surakarta, Yogyakarta. Even now there are singing contemporary pop music rhythm in the arrangement and packed style of music rhythm calung.

     Kenthongan (in some areas call tek-tek), derived from the word thletekan, glotekan initially be the voice of the simple rhythm of blows hard objects such as wood, bamboo pitted suara.Kemudian cause noise because the sound of each instrument is made of bamboo distinguished by sound. There were pitched thong, there were pitched thung and there are sounds thok thok. Musical instruments made of bamboo called kenthong.Kenthong is the main tool that is made of, a piece of hollowed bamboo lengthwise. Played by her side and beaten with a wooden stick short. Kenthongan played in groups of about 20 people and is equipped with a drum, fife, and led by a kecrek majorette. In one group kenthongan, Kenthong used to produce some kind of harmonious sound.The ability to regulate the composition kenthongan players as well as how to play this music really sets the tone that is played.If the musicians have had a great improvisational style mutual support and harmony compact it will be able to create a harmonious rhythm favors heard. Conversely, if there is one player who did not master it would be devastated rhythm harmony staging this kenthongan.

 Then this is evidence kenthongan music is evidence supporting each other, give each other mutually in order to be a real rhythm of life. And if so hasinya it will create a beautiful rhythm is not inferior to modern music .The into our amazement and salute is of just bamboo as a characteristic of traditional music but if it sounded regularly compact complementarity able to create a rhythm that favors aluanan heard do not lose the rhythm of music masakini.In ancient times, functioning Kenthong many in the community as a communication tool in the form of a warning or some sort of signal that is emitted to gather mass, is emitted to sign a warning, notice. to the public audience. For example, be used to provide early warning signs of danger of flood, fire, or theft. The meaning of communication is in tune with the sound of his voice pukulanya combination.Meaning voice in society is governed in accordance with the agreement. Suppose hit from time to time that if there is a theft, if there is a fire 2-2 mark, and so on, basically in accordance with the agreement of the local community ".In the expansion kenthongan music from time to time, this time dedicated music Banyumas, Central Java, has been modified by supporting musical instruments, with the intention that there fariasi beautiful tone. kenthongan music usually played by 10 people to 30 people, one person holding a musical instrument.Kentongan in Banyumas is always alive and preserved, not only during carnival Banyumas birthday, the anniversary of independence of the Republic of Indonesia, but also present in every ceremonial event in pedesaan.Satu group kenthongan Banyumas Banyumas also ever present in the arena of art and culture in Europe. Banyumas Kenthongan art is not only able to survive among the local community, but also recognized Banyumas Nasioanal usually used as the opening act in any ceremonial activities, such as the inauguration of a project, seminars, theater, workshops, etc ..Now music Kenthongan been modified like angklung from West Java, plus a drum made of plastic drums covered with tires used car, plus a tambourine to harmonize the rhythm there is added with bamboo guitar, flute and "teplak" as an instrument kenthongan complement to beautify.

Banyumas kenthongan art ingrained, not limit only to the local population, the origin of Banyumas. Due to the arts as well as cultural kenthongan Bnayumas that are flexible and open, close to the people is not exclusive. So it is not surprising that there is an artist instead of the origin of this kenthongan non Banyumas, some of the hobo etc. Just started being attracted and eventually became in love with the culture kenthongan this Banyumas. Even their skill recognized.Thanks to their work these artists were able to introduce to the outside of the area Banyumas although many achievements have at least been able to introduce to various cities, such as: Tegal, Semarang, Jakarta, meadow, pontianak, jambi, pekalongan and more. The last time introducing art to the East Banyumasan Kenthongan Indonesia (Ambon) as manifested zie punk in Kompasiana.com

    Salawatan other types of music such as Java, which is one of the cultures that exist in the community as a breath of musical art Islamic art which is still the pride of masyarakat.Pementasan music is usually done by a few men and the music with an instrument called the fly. A kind of musical instrument tambourine on the psaltery muisk desert. Servings songs sung usually a dish of Islamic rhythm with the music style of local forms of Javanese music fly. In the performing arts presenting the songs are taken from the book litany.
     bongkel, which is a type of traditional angklung musical equipment, but consists of four blades barreled slendro.Seperti spoken map-bms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabupaten_Banyumas