Year 4, #3

Saturday 18 September 2004

Laweyan, Solo

Dear Friends,

Last night we had the 3rd klenengan in the 4th fiscal year of the Laweyan klenengan. It started at 8:15 pm and ended at 2:00 am. Some very large and serious gendhing had been chosen for the initial set gendhing and the mood was very staid in the beginning. The first piece alone (Gonjanganom)—no suite involved and followed only by pathet jugag—lasted 62 minutes! Once Joko Ngiwat ended, and Stuart Frankel and Gary Harmon brought out some sweet wine, the mood changed on a dime and the musicians broke into the suite of jineman. Then the Mataraman suite, the dance-related suite, and the Asmaradana/garapan Pangkur gala-gala made for a wild last 2 hours.

Most musicians were in attendance.

Acara Gendhing

  1. Ktw. Gd. Gonjanganom kt 8 kr mg 16, pl 6 pt jugag

    Rb: Wahyo
    Kd Gd: Yadi
    Penunthung: Wakidjo
    Bn: Dalimin
    Gb: Wakiyo
    Gd. Kamso

    The longest single piece in Bp. Mloyo’s book (isn’t it? I haven’t actually inspected but it seems so!—and Pak Dalimin and Pak Wahyo were playing from memory.

  2. Gd. Gendreh Kemasan kt 2/4/4/3 arang mg 8 kalj Ldr. Koncang (irama wilet), sl 9

    Rb: Wahyo
    Gd: Karno
    Kd: Yadi
    Gb: Tulus
    Bn: Mardi

    (Some musicians voiced disappointment that Koncang went into wilet—since if played in irama dadi it’s a sanga version of Tirtakencana.)

  3. Pt pl 6 jugag Bawa (Hartono “RRI”) Jiwaretna dhawah Gd. Djoko Ngiwat kt 4 arang mg 8 kalj. Ldr. Gudawa, pt Lasem

    Rb: Wahyo
    Gd: Kamso
    Kd Gd: Yadi
    Cib: Wakidjo
    Gb: Wakiyo
    Bn: Dalimin

  4. Jn Uler Kambang, sl 9 (Mulyani)
    Jn. Mijil, sl 9 (Munirah)

    Kd: Wakidjo
    Gd: Karno
    Gb: Tulus

  5. Jn. Mari Kangen (Sri Yanti)
    Jn Klambi Lurik (Ratmi)
    Jn. Glathik Glindhing (Dharti)

    Kd: Wakidi

  6. Gd. Kenceng Barong kt 2 kr mg 4 kalj Ldr. Kagok Madura, ada2 mataraman (Widodo) dados Ayak-ayakan Mataraman, Srepeg Mataraman, rambangan Pangkur (Budi), Dhandhanggula (Parni), Srepeg Mataraman (suwuk gropak)

    Rb: Raji
    Gd: Karno
    Gb: Tulus
    Kd Gd: for Kenceng: Yadi
    Kd Gd for Ayak: Wakidjo
    Ciblon: Wakidi

  7. IRINGAN Tari Gambiranom/Klono/mixed with klenengan style
    Pl 7 Lanc Bendrong—Pocung Rubuh—Bendrong mawi Ngelik, mg ciblon Gandring Manis kalj. Ldr. Sarayuda

    Rb: Ngahono
    Gd: Pahang
    Kd: Wakidjo, ganti Mujiono in Gandrung Manis
    Gb: Wakiyo
    Bn: Mardi

  8. Pt manyura wantah Bawa Dhudha Gandrung (Panut) dhawah Gd. Pancatnyana kt 2 kr mg Ldr. Asmaradana diseling palaran Asmaradana, udar kenong 3 kembali Ldr. Asmaradana, Ayak-ayakan Pamungkas

    Rb: Ngahono
    Gd: Pahang
    Kd: Wakidjo
    Bn: Mardi
    Gb: Tulus

Musicians Attending

  • Rebab: Wahyo, Raji, Ngahono
  • Gender: Karno, Kamso, Pahang
  • Kendhang: Yadi, Wakidjo, Wakidi, Mujiono
  • Gambang: Wakiyo, Tulus
  • Sindhen: Mulyani, Dharti, Parni, Tugini, Tarini, Sri Yanti, Munirah, Ratmi, Dwi
  • Gerong: Panut, Yasa, Satimin, Widodo, Hartono “RRI”, Budi
  • Bonang: Dalimin, Mardi
  • Gender Penerus: Joko Sabar
  • Siter: Djoko Tipes, Kamso
  • Suling: Tarno
  • Bonang Penerus: Mardi
  • Slenthem: Ripto
  • Peking: Sular
  • Gong: Hali, Karman
  • Kenong: Sarsidi
  • Kethuk: Kuat
  • Balungan: Ngahono, Ngatno, Mayar, Slamet Widodo, Wardjino, Sagimin, Raji, Wiyono, Harta, Parman, Sutat, Cipt Ngasina, Mulyono “RRI”

Audience

  • Stuart Frankel, USA
  • Gary Harmon, USA
  • Rocky Bernstein, USA
  • Chris, France
  • Hanae, Japan
  • Kaoru, Japan
  • Tomoko, Japan
  • Kaori, Japan/USA
  • Niamh, Ireland
  • Evan, Mexico
  • ______, Mexico
  • Greg McCourt
  • Leon, New Zealand
  • ________, Canada
  • ________, ?
  • Lukman
  • Mulyadi, Lojiwetan
  • 2-3 STSI students

Budget

We spent Rp.5,800,000 or $651 ($1 = Rp.8900 at the banks). Note that the food money alloted went up to 800,000 from 700,000. It had been 700,000 since the klenengan's inception in 2001, and more and more people are coming, so we finally upped the amount given.

Report written by Kitsie Emerson