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							Year 1, #8
						
							Monday, 16 February 2002Kerajinan Gamelan Bp. Mulyadi, Lojiwetan, Solo
 
							Dear Klenengan Friends,
						 
							The 8th North American-sponsored klenengan took place at Bapak Mulyadi's in Lojiwetan, as usual, starting at 8:00 pm and running until 2:00 am. It's a very busy season and we were missing a few musicians (and a few came late), but it was still quite packed. This klenengan is the first of the 8 on a different gamelan. The gamelan from the first 7 klenengan was sold, and this is a new set. So tonight served as a second percobaan -- Mas Mul had one earlier, but on a smaller scale.
						 
						
							Acara Gendhing
						
							Gd. Tamenggita kt 2 kr mg 4, pl 6/7 kalj. Ldr. Winangun pl 7, pt jugag, pl 7 ( Pak Wahyo's idea)
								
									rebab: Wahyo, gender: Kamso, kendhang: Wakidjo, penunthung: Wakidi, bonang: Dalimin, gambang: Wakiyo
								Gd. Manganti kt 4 kr mg 8 (karya Bp. Harjito)
								
									rebab: Wahyo, kendhang: Wakidjo, penunthung: Kamso, gender: Karno, bonang: Dalimin, gambang: Wakiyo
								 
									(The musicians want to try this again next month, and possibly for Anggara Kasihan.)
								Gd. Montro Madura kt 2 arang/kerep mg kt. 8/4 kalj. Ldr. Sri Katon (wilet), sl. manyura (Pak Wahyo's idea)
								
									rebab: Wahyo, kendhang: Wakidjo, penunthung: Yadi, gender: Karno, bonang: Dalimin, gambang: Wakiyo
								Gd. Sambul Tledhek kt 4 arang mg kt 8 kalj. Ldr. Sambul, pt lasem, pl 6 (Pak Wahyo's idea)
								
									rebab: Wahyo, kendhang: Wakidjo, gender: Kamso, bonang: Dalimin, gambang: Wakiyo
								pt sanga wantah Bawa (Darsono/STSI) dhawah Gd. Onang-Onang kt 2 kr mg 4 kalj. Ldr. Raranangis, slendro sanga, pt. Elayana
								
									(not sure whose idea, but Bp. Darsono sang "Onang-Onang" at the end of the bawa so it was either his or perhaps Bp. Yadi's.)
								 
									rebab: Yadi, gender: Kamso, kendhang: Wakidjo, ciblon: Wakidi, bonang: Dalimin, gambang: Wakiyo
								Gd. Gendhiyeng kt 2 kr mg 4 kalj. Ketw Puspanjala dados Kemudo ("ayak2an kemodo" atau irama 2), dirangkep dados Ketw. Mijil Kethoprak-Kemudo ("srepegan kemodo" atau irama 1), palaran Gambuh (Parni), Dhandhanggula (Kesi), Pangkur Surangga Greged (Panut) -- Srepegan (requested by Bp. Kamso -- he arrived with all the vokal koor notation)
								
									rebab:Yadi, kendhang: Wakidjo, ciblon:Kamso, gender: Karno, bonang: Dalimin
								Jn Uler Kambang, pelog nyamat
								
									This has been popular in certain circles for about a year now -- to play UK with kendhang kalih. Kind of a kendhang thinking exercise. This is the first time I've heard the rebab join in though.
								 
									kendhang: Wakijo, rebab (!): Yadi, gender: Karno
								Jn. Glathik Glindhing, pelog nyamatJn. Mari Kangen, nyamat
 
									kendhang: Wakidi
								pt jugag, sl. manyura Bawa dhawah Gd. Bantheng Wareng mg Eseg-Eseg kalj. Ldr. Lipursari (wilet) dados Ayak-Ayakan Kaloran
								
									rebab: Raji, kendhang: Yadi, ciblon: Mujiono, gender: Karno, bonang: Dalimin, gambang: Tulus
								 
							So sorry I don't document the bawa better. If I delay my routine of writing this on Sunday afternoon to look up the bawa, I'll never get it out! I'll put in a standing request with Pak Panut for a note regarding the bawa.
						 
						
							Musicians Attending
						
							Rebab: Rebab: Wahyo, Yadi, Raji
							Gender: Kamso, Karno
							Kendhang: Yadi, Wakidjo, Wakidi, Kamso, Mujiono Sindhen: Mulyani, Parni, Dharmi, Kesi
							Gerong: Panut, Diman, Darsono/STSI
							Gambang: Wakiyo, Tulus
							Gender Penerus: Joko Sabar
							Bonang: Dalimin, Sagimin, Karno
							Bonang Penerus: Sagimin, Raji
							Suling: Tarno
							Siter: Joko Tipes
							Gong: Karman
							Kenong: Sarsidi
							Kethuk: Mujiono, Kasim
							Slenthem: Mulyono, Ripto
							Peking: Sutat
							Balungan: Wiyono, Tulus, Raji, Ngahana, Pahang, Mujiono, Sular, Warjinah
							 
							Younger Javanese musicians/students:
						 
							Bambang Siswanto
							Kuwat/STSI
							two others
							 
							Listening Audience
						
							Joy Shea, USA
							Kaoru, Japan
							Akiro, Japan,
							Rainer, Germany
							Niemh, Ireland
							Esther, England
							Sophie, England
							Katherine, England
							Chris, England
							Alice, England
							Lukman
							 
							Budget
						
							The rupiah has been at Rp. 10,075 this week at the banks, and we spent Rp. 3,530,000, or about $352 this month -- below our $400 monthly limit.
						 
							Report written by Kitsie Emerson, 17 February 2002
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