Abstract
The purpose of this research is to discover the aesthetic elements in the structure of bagurau saluang performance in Minangkabau. These aesthetic elements can be divided into two groups. The first group is related to musical techniques, and include: dangua n g saluang (roundness of sound); rauik saluang / dendang (subtleties of delivering the rhythms of the song); pamanih (auxiliary tones or pitches); garinyiak (melodic ornaments); sayik (sliding notes); piciak (soft sounds produced with power); kalorok (melodic feel); and pakiak (high, shrill sound). The second group is associated with aesthetic values, and includes: melody, rhythm, form, and texture. Bagurau is a form of joking, arranged in the poetic style of pantun , which is sung in a rhythmic manner, accompanied by the traditional Minangkabau wind instrument known as saluang . A qualitative method is used as the basis of the research, with the researcher acting as the instrument for data collection through participant observation, interviewing, and documentation. The results show that aesthetically, the mastery of musical technique for playing the saluang in the structure of bagurau performance can give aesthetic satisfaction to the audience. Keywords : aesthetic elements, structure, bagurau saluang . DOI: 10.7176/ADS/94-03 Publication date: July 31 st 2021
Highlights
Aesthetic elements are associated with the components that characterize something in a single unit - or structure - and can provide a sense of satisfaction to the audience, in this case in the context of bagurau saluang
The data obtained from the interviews with informants were related to the concepts of sound and melody associated with the playing techniques of the saluang wind instrument, namely: (1) danguang saluang; (2) rauik saluang, or rauik dendang, which is the subtleties of presenting the dendang rhythms: (3) pamanih (‘sweetener’), which is the auxiliary notes produced spontaneously; (4) garinyiak; (5) sayik (sliding notes, produced using a ‘cutting’ technique; (6) piciak, creating the impression of soft sounds that have power, and can create a depth of feeling; (7) kalorok, a melody that is sourced from a blowing technique to generate the desired character of the dendang melody; and (8) pakiak
The concepts of ‘becoming’ and ‘being’ from the production of sound in a bagurau saluang performance are related to all the playing techniques that are associated with sound and melody in the explanation below
Summary
Aesthetic elements are associated with the components that characterize something in a single unit - or structure - and can provide a sense of satisfaction to the audience, in this case in the context of bagurau saluang (joking through the performance of a traditional Minangkabau art). Andar Indra Sastra writes that bagurau in the context of a saluang-dendang performance serves as a medium for joking, through the rhythmic play of the vocal music, or dendang. In connection with the performance of bagurau saluang-dendang, Asril et al state that saluang-dendang, if viewed in terms of its compositional elements, consists only of saluang and dendang (the instrumental and vocal elements). In a performance, these two musical elements come together to play the saluang and dendang melodies (Asril, et al, 2018: 33). The traditional performance of bagurau saluang-dendang in Minangkabau is an example of an art form which includes the participation and interaction of the pagurau in its performance
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