Year 12, #8

8 November 2013
Home of Ki Purbo Asmoro, Sanggar Seni Mayangkara, Gebang, Kadipiro, Surakarta

On Friday, 8 November 2013, we had the EIGHTH klenengan in the 12th year of Pujangga Laras. It was held at the home of Ki Purbo Asmoro, in Gebang. It started at 8:00 pm, and ended at 2:00 am. The pieces not set ahead of time, and totally spontaneous.

Tonight was special, as we planned an activity during dinner in which we wanted to make a timeline of musicians passed. (See pictures attached.) Using my elementary school teacher training, I knew that for this group we needed a BIG chart, colorful paper to separate categories clearly, and lots of thick markers available. The committee had already prepared by jotting down the names of as many musicians as we could come up with, the rule was only that they all be already gone, passed away. We had already put those who were mainly considered to be rebab players on green paper, gender players on orange, kendhang players on blue, and gambang/bonang players on pink. Then we had gerong and pesindhen on pink as well, but in a separate “vocalists” section. Sometimes choosing a main instrument was hard, but surprisingly enough, the musicians that night all immediately agreed with our choices of category.

Then that night during dinner, we asked the musicians to start placing the colored cards on the timeline according to approximate birthdate, and also give us any specifics they had about the neighborhood they were from and their main affiliations (Mangkunegaran, RRI Solo, Kraton, a dhalang, SriWedari, ASKI, SMKI, etc). It was very lively, a lot of discussion, a lot of nostalgia, a lot of debate. A LOT of new names added that we hadn’t had to start with.

After the evening was over, I compiled the information onto a google document—please feel free to access it at:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtW5tn6Mz_TtdFZvZ1QyekNCcU4yanBPOVl2Mk0tVWc&usp=sharing

None of us have time to do anything further at this point, but at least we have a good deal of information documented, using the collective memory of the Pujangga Laras musicians.

—Kitsie Emerson, Solo/Jakarta

Acara Gendhing

Ldr Wilujeng, pl nyamat

rb: Paimin
gd: Karno “Kraton”
gb: Wakiyo
kd: Yadi
pn: Wakidjo
bn: Mardi

Gd Kagok Laras kt 2 kr mg 4, pelog lima

rb: Paimin
gd: Karno “Kraton”
kd: Yadi
pn: Wakidjo
bn: Mardi
gb: Wakiyo

Gd Pujangga kt 4 kr mg 8 kalj Ldr Sobrang, sl nem

rb: Paimin
gd: Karno “Kraton”
kd: Yadi
pn: Wakidjo
bn: Mardi
gb: Wakiyo

Gd Sambul Gendhing kt 4 kr mg 8 kalj Ldr Peksi Kuwung (wilet), Pathet Kedhu, pl nem

rb: Darsono Hadirahardjo
gd: Slamet Riyadi, pl nem; Karno “Kraton” for pl 7
kd: Yadi
pn: Wakidjo
ciblon: Wakidi
bn: Mardi
gb: Wakiyo
gd pn: Ngahono for pl nem, Darsono “edan” for pl 7

Pathet Sanga Wantah, Bawa Rara Asmara (Hartono RRI) dhawah Gd Onang-onang kt 2 kr mg 4 kalj Ldr Pakumpulan dados Ayak-ayak, rangkep (from 1) mawi palaran Pangkur Paripurna (Ratni), palaran Dhandhanggula Waosan (Giarto and Warti), Palaran Pangkur Surya Greged (Iyasa) dados Srepeg Mataraman mawi rambangan Dhandhangula Mataraman (Sumini) dados Srepeg Mataraman, pathet jugag

rb: Darsono Hadirahardjo
gd: Slamet Riyadi
kd: Yadi
pn: Wakidjo
ciblon: Wakidi
bn: Mardi
gb: Wakiyo
gd pn: Ngahono

(break for dinner)

Pathet Jugag, pl barang, Bawa (Giarto) dhawah Gd Jangkung Kuning kt 2 kr mg 4 kalj Ldr Randha Ngangsu dados Ayak-ayak Pamungkas, pl barang

rb: Paimin
gd: Karno “Kraton”
kd: Wakidjo
ciblon: Wakidjo
bn: Legiyo
gb: Wakiyo

Musicians Attending

  • Kendhang: Yadi, Wakidjo, Wakidi
  • Rebab: Paimin, Darsono Hadirahardjo
  • Gender: Karno “Kraton”, Slamet Riyadi
  • Sindhen: Mulyani, Sumini, Ratni, Warti
  • Gerong: Giarto/CR, Iyasa, Parno, Widodo, Tukimin, Hartono Rri, Hartono “Sajuri”
  • Bonang: Mardi, Legiyo
  • Bonang Penerus: Marman
  • Gambang: Wakiyo
  • Gender Penerus: Minarto
  • Siter: Joko Tipes, Ngahana
  • Suling: Giarto/Condhong Raos
  • Slenthem: Ripto
  • Peking: Herry
  • Gong: Hali, Prapto
  • Kenong: Kuat
  • Kethuk: Mulyono
  • Balungan: Yanto, Cipt Ngasinah, Pahang, Joko Sabar, Kamto, Tukimin, Narso

Audience:

  • Ki Purbo Asmoro
  • Jon Rea
  • Nana
  • Daniel Miller
  • Andrew
  • Elena
  • Danny
  • dhalang cilik Aryo Prabowo, with his father Bp Maka/Kartasura
  • many, many students from ISI

Budget

We spent Rp 8,050,000 (=$894 at $1 = Rp 9000).