Karawitan

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The diversity of the archipelago is a cultural arts shaper of national culture. We know that one part of the culture including the arts. Thus, it can be concluded bawha local arts is an important element in forming a national art.
when examined carefully about the arts area in Indonesia is very diverse forms, this is one of them. Musicians is one form of art that exist in Indonesia, as we know there Karawitan Javanese, Sundanese Karawitan, and Karawitan Bali as well as many other types of musicians.


Sundanese gamelan has its own characteristics, pertumbuha, and its development is strongly influenced by the presence of the Sundanese and social aspects of life. The term in Sundanese gamelan is a new term, but quickly expanded so that the term is considered as a musical term that has been standard in the Sundanese arts.
Understanding that has been popular in the community about the art of musical sounds is based on the barrel region and Salendro Selog. There are also many other opinions about the musicians, like the opinion of musicians (musicians) Sundanese. We need to know bawha musical term that originated from Javanese, given approximately around the year 1920, the musical terms used in a course at the Palace of Surakarta gamelan.

Types of Forms Karawitan
There are three kinds of forms, including:
1. Sekar is a kind of gamelan musicians formed through the presentation of the human voice (vocal).
2. Sekar Gending musicians are musical forms that are formed through the presentation of a musical instrument / instruments or waditra.
3. Musical form that is presented through a mix between a human voice (vocal) with a musical instrument / instruments or waditra.

Musicians Sekar
Sekar musicians consist of:
Sekar Tandak is sekar or songs that are bound by wiletan or bars, including:
- The songs panambih song Sunda / Cianjuran.
- Kawih Sundanese songs or songs kepesindenan.
- The songs Canto sekar tandak.
Sekar Rhythm Merdika is sekar or songs that are not bound by wiletan or bars, such as:
- Canto Songs
- The songs song Sunda / Cianjuran.
- The songs Canto sekar merdika rhythm.

Karawitan Gending
Which include the type of musical gending including:
Classical songs are instrumental gamelan like song: Ladrak, Pajajaran Bueuk bullfrog, manintin Attack, Mayu Selas, and others.
Wanda Gending Anyar; gending last syllables is the creation of new compositions gending diciptikan by H. Koko Koswara and Nano, S. Gending last syllables usually has a theme, content, and purpose.
Harp, flute (instrumental)
Gambangan
Overture
Gending karatagan at the opening of the show puppet show.

Sekar musicians Gending
Types of musical sekar gending, including:
Sekar gending songs, like songs: Showers kasorenankeun, Gupay Overtime, Gupay Pileleuyan, Rain Munggaran, and others.
The songs broken kawih Sundanese joke, like the song: Kasenian, Kareta Fire song, song Thanks Katitih Mahal, and others.
Gending Karesmen: Gending Karesmen Si Kabayan, Javan Kasarung, Dayang Sumbi, gending Karesmen Pitaloka Citraresmi, and others.

FUNCTION of karawitan
As a counterpoint, or singing.
To accompany the dances especially Sundanese dance.
To fill the atmosphere in a scene or gending karesmen sendra dance.
As an expression of a sense of ethics.
As a reflection of the soul.
Means of social entertainment that is social and commercial nature.

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