Effect of Gamelan Selonding Commodification on Balinese Society

Abstract

This paper aimed at answering the challenge to understand, provide an interpretation of the empirical phenomenon combined with logic systems, and truth values. The writing mechanism is to analyze the described text, used as a starting point to find out and understand the effect of gamelan selonding commodification on Balinese society. Gamelan selonding is a set of gamelan instruments whose blades all shaped. The blade material is made of iron. It is often referred to as gamelan selonding wesi. The slats are hung above the pelawah [paddle] following a predetermined row of tones. It is developed empowering the potential tradition in the formulation of modern performance art expressions. It has given more space to Balinese artists to produce new nuanced products by empowering their traditional conditions. The efforts of creativity and innovation carried out, in many ways affect the way of viewing and understanding of the gamelan selonding so that commodification is inevitable. Commodification is an effort to search for artists to realize new works with the dimensions of space and time, oriented to the present aesthetic and enlightenment to answer future challenges.n