Year 13, #4

9 June 2015
ISI Surakarta

Last night we had the 4th klenèngan in the 13th year of Pujangga Laras. It was held in the pendhapa at ISI Surakarta, as per every year, for the opening of their Founder’s Day month of activities. Three unusual things about it:

  1. Bp Raji set the gendhing, and chose pieces written relatively recently, mostly by players from Pujangga Laras.
  2. During dinner, a group of recently graduated students performed some pieces.
  3. After dinner, the regular Pujangga Laras group joined one student rebab player and one student gendèr player in another of their exam pieces.

—Kitsie Emerson, Solo/Jakarta

Acara Gendhing

Ldr Wilujeng, pl barang

Pathet “Maju” Beksan Bedhaya/Srimpi
Gd Bedhayan Pujangga Anom kt 2 kr mg 4 kalj Ladrangan, sl manyura

rb: Darsono “cilik”
gd: Kamso
kd: Yadi
pn: Wakidjo
gb: Wakiyo
bn: Mardi

The vocal melody throughout is by Suraji, while the text comes from the listing “Bedhayan Pujangga Anom” in the book Serat Pesindhèn Bedhaya (ie, This book has a number of texts without melodies and the melodies have been lost as the pieces are no longer performed in living memory as bedhayan pieces—Suraji has been recreating some of the melodies over the years.) While the balungan to Pujangga Anom kt 2 kr mg 4 is standard for use in klenèngan, the balungan for the ladrang had to be reconstructed also by Suraji, based on the gendhing, the text, etc.

Gd Manggalamudha kt 2 kr mg 4 kalj Ladrangan (piece by Martopangrawit), Pathet Onengan, pl barang

rb: Darsono “cilik”
gd: Ratno
kd: Yadi
pn: Wakidjo
gb: Wakiyo
bn: Mardi

Gd Karenan kt 4 kr mg 8 (piece by Suyadi) kalj Ldr Tebu Sauyun (Nartosabdo)

rb: Saptono
gd: Ratno
kd: Yadi
ciblon: Wakidjo
gb: Wakiyo
bn: Mardi

Gd Kagok Respati kt 2 kr mg 4 kalj Ldr Kagok Respati (piece by Prabuwinata)
Ayak-ayakan Kemudha, irama wilet dados “Ayak-ayakan Mijil Kethoprak” (vocal: Ratni), Srepeg Nyamat mawi Palaran: Pangkur Nyamat (Pujiani), Sinom Macapat (Parsih), Asmaradana Kagok Ketanon (Darsono), Ayak-ayak Kemudha
Pathet Jugag, pl nem

rb: Saptono
gd: Bambang Siswanto
kd: Yadi
ciblon: Wakidjo
gb: Wakiyo
bn: Mardi

(The “Ayak-ayakan Mijil Kethoprak” was new and the musicians got a little confused—it wasn’t meant to slow down again and go into rangkep, but simply stay in the wilet tempo, using ayak-ayakan form. The three palaran texts were chosen by Suraji and in the text booklet the singers received.)

DINNER

Students from ISI filled the dinner slot:

Jineman Gendra (Martopangrawit) dados Ldr Kang Cumengkling dados Lnc Rampak Rempeg (RC Hardjosubroto), pl lima

kd: Wahyu Thoyib (son of dhalang/Wonogiri Ki Widodo Wilis)
gd: Bremara Sekar Wangsa (dhalang, Sri Joko “cilik”s little brother)
rb: Nanang Bayu (Klaten)
sd: Selvi, Utari, Sekar, Dita
bn: Erwanto

(back to Pujangga Laras)

Pathet Sanga Wantah
Bawa Sri Martana (Waluyo) dhawah Gd Danasuka kt 2 kr mg 4 (piece by Sukamso) kalj Ldr Lindur (Nartosabdo), Pathet Jugag, sl sanga

rb: Uul (Mambaul Khasanah)
gd: Pamadya
kd: Yadi
ciblon: Wito
bn: Erwanto
gb: Pahang

(Pamadya, Uul, Erwanto just completed their final exam at ISI with this piece, under the direct direction of Sukamso and other teachers. The major point of this piece are the challenges in the vocal part: the inggah makes different uses of the text and lagu Ilir2 in various ways, with andhegan-s resembling Gd Kembang Gayam. The way they play Lindur in kébar in between the vocals was thought up by Sukamso.)

Pathet Jugag
Bawa (Darsono) dhawah
Gd Mintasih kt 2 kr mg 4 kalj Ldr Karnansih (piece by Wakidjo), pl barang

rb: Wawan
gd: Darsono “cilik”
kd: Yadi
ciblon: Wito
bn: Mardi
gb: Pahang

(A piece written by Bp Wakidjo when his wife was ill with cancer, as a wish for her release from the illness and then the ladrang when she got better, in thanks. I post here the andhegan, gérongan ngelik and gambyakan lyrics for those who know Javanese. It’s really incredible that Pak Wakidjo wrote this—so heartfelt and emotional.)

Andhegan in inggah, going to kenong 1 and 2:

Ameminta,
Mring Hyang Kwasa mrih tentreming gesang kula,
Srenging driya,
Rina wengi tan kendhat anungku puja.

gérongan Salisir, ngelik for ladrang Karnansih:

I.
Watawis pun kalih taun,
Kita anampi pacoban,
Jodho pati dalah beja,
Amung Gusti kang amurba
II.
Warni srana kula tempuh,
Kitiran polah bebasan,
Jam rolas dalu ndedonga,
Antuka muzizat Nasa,
III.
Waluyaning sémah ingsun,
Kinormatan suka bagya,
Jroning manah trus meminta,
Amrih waluya slaminya.

gambyakan ladrang Karnansih:

I.
Dhuh Hyang Nasa kawula nyuwun pangapura,
Sakathahing dosa kalepatan hamba,
Rina wengi tan kendhat kula hameminta,
Mrih waluya panandhané sémah kula,
Kekitiran ‘ran, bebasané,
Rina wengi ngudi srana.
II.
Puja syukur konjuk ngarsaning Hyang Kwasa,
Linuwaran GIYARTI saking lelara,
Bebasané nemu emas inten sak genthong,
Bagya mulya raos ing tyas tan kinira,
Dhuh Bapa Ibu ing suwarga,
Jampangana gesang kula.

PANUTUP:

Ayak-ayak Rasamadu (Dhandhanggula), pl barang (a new vocal text by Darsono “vocal”):

Keparenga kawula mungkasi,
Warga ageng ing Pujangga Laras,
Gegladhèn gendhing garapé,
Kang tansah hanyengkuyung,
Mrih lestari lan murakabi,
Karawitan sanyata,
Nenggih adiluhung,
Ngrembaka ing njaban rangkah,
Sung pratandha momot sawenèh ing gati,
Guna sajagad raya.
Allow us to close now,
This greater Pujangga Laras community,
In our rehearsal of gendhing interpretation,
Which is ever supported,
So that it may be preserved and thrive,
Karawitan is in fact,
A great and worthy art,
Flowering overseas,
Able to express all that is in the heart,
Of worth to those the world over.

Kendhang: Yadi, Wakidjo, Wito
Rebab: Darsono “cilik,” Saptono, Uul, Wawan
Gendèr: Kamso, Ratno, Bambang Siswanto, Pramadya, Darsono “cilik”
Sindhèn: Cendhani Laras, Parni, Yayuk, Ratni, Wartini, Sumini, Pujiani, Parsih, Uul, Rini, Harjutri
Gérong: Giarto, Darsono/vokal, Waluyo, Parno, Widodo, Hartono/RRI, Budi
Bonang: Mardi, Erwanto
Bonang Penerus: Begog/Sragen
Gambang: Wakiyo, Pahang
Gendèr Penerus: Ratno, Kamso, Joko Prihatin, Sigid
Siter: Al Suwardi, Wahyu, Joko Prihatin, Sigid
Suling: Ngahana, Giarto
Slenthem: Legiyo
Peking: Sular
Gong: WITO (!)
Kenong: Kuat
Kethuk: Hendro, Darsono “édan”
Balungan: Pahang, Ngahana, Yanto, Joko Prihatin, Hadi Soecipto, Sigid, Kodo

Audience:

Bp Sumarsam/Ibu Maeney
Darno
Supardi
Budi/ISI
Alex Yoffe
Alex Warburton
Kaoru Serizawa
Mary Jo/Los Angeles
Nandar
Rachel Hand, Sujarwo Joko Prehatin, and their daughter Emma
Zach/Singapore
Sara Weathers
Bp Mulyadi/Lojiwetan
And many, many others too many to have gotten all their names—students mostly.

Budget

We spent Rp 8,420,000, with $1 = Rp 12,700 means $663.