Abstract
This research was conducted due to the lack of public knowledge about the music accompaniment of Japin Carita from South Kalimantan. This research focused more on the theory and practice of music science regarding the music accompaniment of this local South Kalimantan theater. This research used naturalistic qualitative method because it was held in natural conditions (natural setting), this method is also called the ethnographic method. Data gathering techniques include; observation, interview, documentation. Data analysis techniques include data reduction, data presentation, and verification. Japin Carita is a traditional theater art from South Kalimantan which is derived from the art of Japin, a dance that originates from Arab. The word Japin in Arabic originating from the word zafin which means fast footwork, and just like the definition Japin dance movement is indeed prioritizing foot movements. The structure of musical forms that can be used as music accompaniment to Japin Carita are; Gasim, Takzim, Rawis, Melagu, Nyanyian, and Tahtim. Japin music in Japin Carita theater is not only for the opening music, but also when the actors enter and leave the stage, and for the closing music. Music illustrations depicting the atmosphere of a place or the mood of an actor, whether sad, afraid, anxious, happy and so on must also follow the rhythm of Japin music. Japin Carita musical instruments consist of baboons, gongs, violins, keprak, and gambus. The function of Japin music accompaniment includes entertainment media, communication media, symbolic tribute, physical responses, continuity media, cultural statistics, and atmosphere proponent of the Japin Carita play/ script.
Highlights
This research was conducted due to the lack of public knowledge about the music accompaniment of Japin Carita from South Kalimantan
Cultural arts teachers in South Kalimantan find it difficult to find suitable sources of traditional theater arts, researchers are interested in conducting research related to the form and function of music in Japin Carita in order to help the preservation and learning process of traditional theater arts, especially Japin Carita in South Kalimantan
Japin Carita is a traditional theater art from South Kalimantan, which is derived from the Japin art, which is a dance originating from Arab, the origin of the word Japin in Arabic, Zafn, which means fast foot movements, and just like this definition, the Japin dance prioritizes foot movements
Summary
Japin Carita is a traditional theater art from South Kalimantan which is derived from the art of Japin, a dance that originates from Arab. Traditional theater is a complex art form, this is because it involves many other branches of art as supporting elements in their performances, such as fine arts, dance, and music This aims to add to the aesthetic value as well as to strengthen the atmosphere and convey the message contained in the theater (Waluyo, 2000). Cultural arts teachers in South Kalimantan find it difficult to find suitable sources of traditional theater arts, researchers are interested in conducting research related to the form and function of music in Japin Carita in order to help the preservation and learning process of traditional theater arts, especially Japin Carita in South Kalimantan
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