Year 11, #5
6 July 2012 Last night, Friday, 6 July 2012, we had the FIFTH klenèngan in the 11th year running of Pujangga Laras. The klenèngan was held at the home of Bp. Bambang Siswanto in Klaten (Kecamatan Trucuk, Desa Sabranglor, Dhukuh Kerten). It began at 8:00 and ran through to 01:00 am (left a little early, as it was out in Klaten). This was partly in celebration of the circumcision of mas Bambang’s son, but also to “add to the bustle”, as the eve of the massive event in Klaten—110 dhalang performing in 11 (each venue 10 dhalang and their own full group of gamelan musicians) venues along the main drag of Klaten tomorrow evening. The most striking aspect of this klenèngan was the incredibly appreciative response of the guests. Bambang Siswanto is from a large and auspicious family of musicians and dhalang, and a number were in attendance, commenting on how they enjoyed the klenèngan. It’s a little expensive to hold the klenèngan out of town, due to transport and slightly higher musician envelopes, but once in a while we’re thinking that it’s very much worth it. It seems that this Klaten crowd was quite hungry for really great klenèngan. Another WONDERFUL aspect of the klenèngan was that Pak Yadi played bonang the entire time, and it was great—he seems to have his coordination back well enough after his stroke, to do both bonang and kendhang gendhing. —Kitsie Emerson, Solo/Jakarta Acara Gendhing(gendhing set by Pak Wakidi) Gd. Kombang Mara kt 2 kr mg 4 kalj Ktw Barikan, pt ngelik jugag, pl lima
kd: Wakidjo [First piece on recording is Gd. bonang Majemuk kt 2 kr mg 8, pl lima; recording begins part way through the inggah]
Gd. Kembang Tiba kt 4 kr mg 8 kalj Ldr Sri Katon (wilet), Pt Kedhu, sl nem
kd: Wakidjo
pt pl nem jugag, Bawa SA Ujungsari (Yasa) dhawah Gd. Lipur Érang-érang kt 2 kr mg 4 kalj. Ldr. Surung Dhayung
kd gd: Wakidjo
(musicians ate dinner early, at the request of the host, as he wanted all the village guests to eat before it was too late) Ktw Gd Sumedhang kt 2 kr mg Ldr Subasiti dados ciblon Ldr Kapidhongdhong ktmpn Ktw Sinom Parijatha (ir dadi) dados Ayak-ayak Gadhung Mlathi mawi palaran Pangkur Paripurna (Sumini), Dhandhanggula Macapat (Widodo and Berowati), Durma (Yasa), Sinom Wènikenya (Tarmi) dados Srepeg Mataraman rangkep, Pathet Manyura Wantah (a number of musicians were surprised when Pak Raji played Pt Manyura wantah, as this sort of forced the klenèngan into the final stages when in fact it was only about 11:30…)
kd: Wakidjo
Gd. Ludira Madu kt 4 kr, pl barang, mg Kinanthi (inggah molak malik pl 7/sl manyura)
kd: Wakidjo
Ldr. Ginonjing, diseling dolanan Lédhung-lédhung, sl manyura
kd: Wakidi
Musicians Attending
Audience:
BudgetWe spent Rp. 8,220,000, or $913 (Rp.9,000= $1). |
