Provider: Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic

TY  - JOUR
JO  - Anthropologie (Brno)
TI  - THE FORMS OF MEMBRANOPHONE MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS IN THE EARLY ANCIENT
JAVANESE CULTURE LITERATURES
AU  - Santosa H
Y1  - 2022
VL  - 60
IS  - 3
PB  - Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic
SN  - 0323-1119
SP  - 0
EP  - 0
KW  - Early Javanese literature – Instrument appearance – Membranophone – Mredangga – Padahi
N2  - 
N2  - This article aims to explain the appearance of the membranophone musical instruments in the early
ancient Javanese literature as an aesthetic presentation of the civilization during that era. This article is devoted to
discuss the appearance of membranophone musical instruments during that era, as each shape of kendhang (a traditional
Javanese musical instrument) has its own unique name. This literature study was conducted using a historical approach
consisting of these stages: (1) the heuristic stage, in which data were collected from 22 literature works in the early
Javanese language, based on the grouping by R.D.S Ki Hadiwidjana's book, Sarwasastra, Kitab Pelajaran dan Latihan
Bahasa Djawa Kuna, second edition, 1952, published by U.P. Indonesia NV.; (2) the criticism stage, in which an
assessment of previous research results was provided; (3) the interpretation stage, which aims to provide an analysis
and review of the results based on data sources and the author’s knowledge and experience as a musicologist and
historian; and (4) historiography, which aims to record the results using descriptive analysis with accurate interpretation.
The obtained results indicated that the membranophonic instruments played during the ancient Javanese era included
kendhang, mredangga, padahi, murawa, and tabang-tabang. At the present, the original appearance of these musical
instruments is still surviving and yet it also is developing, has their names changed, and improved their functions and values.
ER  -