KONSEP ÊMBAT DALAM KARAWITAN JAWA
ABSTRACT: Êmbat is one of the
musical concept in Javanese gamelan music – karawitan Jawa. It is a kind of
musical characteristic of a gamelan ensamble
which is generated by its interval structure – Jv. jangkah – of that gamelan. The only way to understand
êmbat, one may investigate gamelan
tuning system. Êmbat had been metioned in old Javanese manuscripts including
Centhini and Wédhapradangga. Kunst and Hood also discussed êmbat in some
extend, but the result does not quite fit to reality. This work aims to explain
the concept of êmbat from the angle of the culture owner – Javanese.
In order to explain the concept, this study has firstly to discover the
concept of pitch in karawitan Jawa, secondly the tolerance of the limit in
sifting tones , and finally approaching the main goal: the concept of êmbat it
self. To reach the goal this studi conducted some simple experiments.
Penulis: Sri Hastanto
Kode Jurnal: jpantropologidd120077
