“Gångså Aksårå” : Ekspresi Musikal Dalam Makna Aksara Jawa

Abstract

"Gångså Aksårå" artwork is a musical composition show which expresses aksara Jawa (Javanese alphabet) into music. The background of the creation of "Gångså Aksårå" is the existence of aksara Jawa which is unpopular nowadays; its presence is only a brief definition in a learning process. Aksara Jawa has many meanings inside. The purpose of the creation of "Gangsa Aksara" artwork is to deliver meaning or message which is contained in aksara Jawa and to musically depict the substance of aksara Jawa. The result of deeply observation toward aksara Jawa is that there are four meanings in the core of aksara Jawa, (1) messenger, (2) not deny, (3) fighting, and (4) death. Every meaning has different character. Messenger has the character of being glorious and strong. Fighting has the character of being angry and passionate, while die together has the character of sadness. Those three characters are implemented into music which is united as "Gångså Aksårå" artwork. The creation of "Gångså Aksårå" uses three steps, they are: preparation, observation, and interpretation. The step of preparation includes data collection about aksara Jawa. Observation step includes observation of ideas and musical material. The step of interpretation includes conception and exploration. Exploration includes sound exploration, exploration of technic, exploration of instrument, play pattern exploration, melody seeking through exploration, drafting composition, sambung rapet drafting, processing of volume and tempo, processing of inception and taste, and evaluation. The result of this thesis and the creation of artwork "Gangsa Aksara" is expected to be one of many alternatives to make new musical artwork for students of music creation, especially karawitan students.