Year 8, #1
22 November 2008 On Friday night, 22 November 2008, we had the first official klenengan in the 8th fiscal year running. It was held at the home of Ki Purbo Asmoro in Gebang, Mojosongo. My records for this klenengan are extremely incomplete, as I was in charge of a group from Jakarta that was touring Solo that weekend. I spent most of my time guiding the group’s listening through the klenengan, and realized at the end that I hadn’t taken many notes. Also, once again, apologies for not having the bawa noted. EVERY month I ask the gerongan section to take notes for me on bawa sung and they only remember about once every four klenengan, even with a form and a pen in front of them! It’s always WAY too busy at the end for me to ask them. I could spend 30 minutes or so looking them all up every time I write the report, but I’m afraid that right now that’s not an option either. We’re really going to try to get the bawa section to take more responsibility. One thing we did do at this klenengan, as the first in the 8th year, was have a little ceremony in which Bp. Darsono ISI made a speech. We also passed out pamphlets that we had made, composed of the history of the klenengan from a variety of standpoints. Each musician received a pamphlet with their own color photo on it. The pamphlets cost Rp. 1,000,000, which we took from the klenengan fund. I attach the contents to this mail.
Bp. Kamso was scheduled to be the organizer of the gendhing, but he fell quite ill with the flu and was unable to come. The musicians therefore played somewhat spontaneously, only Bp. Wakidi had requested Gd Lokananta, as he felt it had been ages since it had been played. —Kitsie Emerson, Solo/Jakarta Acara GendhingGd Bn. Okrak-Okrak kt 2 kr mg 4, sl manyura
bn: Yadi
Gd. Kagok Laras kt 2 kr mg kt 4 Kalj Ldr. Playon, pt jugag pl 5
rb: Wahyo
Gd. Lokananta kt 2 kr mg 4 kalj Ldr. Sobrang, pt jugag sl 6
rb: Wahyo
Gd Majemuk kt 2 kr g 4 kalj Ldr. Bedhat, ada-ada (Widodo) dados Srepegan Pinjalan mawi palaran Gambuh (Yatmi), Pangkur Surya Greged (Hartono “Sajuri”), Pangkur nyamat (Parni), Asmaradana (Darsono ISI) dados Srepegan rangkep, pt Kedhu, pl 6
rb: Raji
pt sl 9 wantah
rb: Raji Two firsts for Pujangga Laras in this suite: jineman Tatanya by Ki Nartosabdo and Sinom Grandhel using cengkok miring, the latter of which many musicians in the crowd kind of frowned upon, but Yayuk “SriWedari” has a lot of campursari and Sragenan experience—perhaps it’s from that arena.
pt manyura jugag Bawa (Panut) dhawah Gd Gendhong Loro-Loro mg Loro-Loro Topeng
rb: Ngahana
Gd. Kutut Manggung kt 2 kr mg Ldr , pl 7
rb: Ngahana
Musicians Attending
Audience:
a group from Jakarta who had just finished an interview with Ki Purbo and were in town for this klenengan and a wayang the next night at the Kraton:
BudgetWe spent $669 or Rp. (Rp. 9500= $1). |
