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LANGEN SEKAR PAMUJI ALIRAN BARU DALAM MUSIK RELIGI GEREJA KRISTEN JAWA DI SURAKARTA Sembodo, Midhang Langgeng; Sunarto, Bambang
Sorai: Jurnal Pengkajian dan Penciptaan Musik Vol. 14 No. 1 (2021)
Publisher : Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) Surakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33153/sorai.v14i1.3815

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AbstraksiPenelitian yang disusun dalam karya tulis ilmiah ini mencoba menggali dan menemukan sebuah kepingan kecil mengenai ragam musik religi. Suatu aliran musik ‘baru’ yang disebut Langen Sekar Pamuji dideklarasikan pada tahun 1955 bertepatan dengan perayaan ulang tahun Gereja Kristen Jawa Margoyudan yang ke-25 di Surakarta. Dekade 2000 ini, Langen Sekar Pamuji tetap bertahan bahkan mengalami perkembangan. Namun hingga kini, belum ada yang mencoba meneliti tentang seluk beluk Langen Sekar Pamuji. Ciri musikal dijadikan poin utama dalam pembahasan, agar terlihat sejauh mana batasan dan bentuk yang khas melalui kajian atas sejumlah karya yang dihasilkan Langen Sekar Pamuji. Selain itu, dibahas pula peran para Penyusun lagu atau gending serta respon civitas gereja yang menjadi faktor penentu atas perkembangan dari Langen Sekar Pamuji selanjutnya.Untuk membedah permasalahan yang diajukan, dipilih jenis penelitian kualitatif deskriptif yang ditinjau dari perspektif emik dengan metode pengumpulan data, validitas, dan analisis data. Ada pun landasan konseptual yang digunakan yaitu Garap dari  Supanggah yang menekankan pada ide, proses, tujuan, dan hasil garap. Selain itu, konsep kreativitas dari Sukerta yang mengatakan bahwa untuk penyusunan karya musik dibutuhkan perangkat, meliputi: keberanian, mencari yang baru dan tidak sekedar aneh.Hasil dari pencarian informasi mengenai ciri musikal dan perkembangan Langen Sekar Pamuji adalah pertama, kehadiran LSP di GKJ dapat diduga sebagai kelanjutan lambang perlawanan terhadap sistem liturgi di GKJ yang diatur sejak zaman Penjajahan Belanda. Kedua, LSP termasuk Aliran Baru dalam Musik Religi  Kristiani di Surakarta. Ketiga,  Ciri LSP adalah dihilangkannya garap abon-abon dan wangsalan di dalam sajiannya. Penghilangan ini dilakukan, karena menyangkut tentang hakikat suatu kotbah yaitu menyampaikan firman Tuhan yang dianggap suci dan serius. Keempat, Perkembangan LSP sangat ditentukan oleh perhatian civitas jemaat GKJ se-Klasis Surakarta dan Sinode Jawa Tengah. Peran lembaga Perguruan Tinggi Agama Kristen seperti Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana (UKDW) Yogyakarta juga dinantikan kelanjutannya.Kata Kunci: Langen Sekar Pamuji, Ciri Musikal, Aliran Musik Gereja.
From Da’wah to Spectacle: Negotiating Sacred Space and Ritual Meaning in The Commodification of Sekaten Nugroho, Mukhlis Anton; Sunarto, Bambang; Setiyono, Budi
Wawasan: Jurnal Ilmiah Agama dan Sosial Budaya Vol 10 No 2 (2025)
Publisher : the Faculty of Ushuluddin, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/jw.v10i2.46339

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Abstract: This study examines how the Sekaten ritual in Surakarta has shifted from an Islamic da’wah-centred ceremony into a commodified cultural festival shaped by mass tourism and urban entertainment. Using a qualitative socio-cultural design grounded in cultural ethnography, the research draws on participatory observation conducted during the 2023–2025 celebrations at the alun-alun (town square), the Grand Mosque, the night market, and Bangsal Pagongan (theatre ward), alongside purposive interviews with abdi dalem (palace retainers), mosque administrators, vendors, and festival attendees. The analysis applies cultural transformation theory (Nasukah & Winarti, 2021), Lefebvre’s theory of the social production of space (Lefebvre, 1991), and ritual commodification theory (D. Picard & Robinson, 2006) to trace how shifts in actors, spatial organisation, and symbolic interpretation reorient the ritual’s meanings. Findings indicate that municipal institutions and market stakeholders are increasingly governing Sekaten through the dominance of the night market, commercial stages, and sponsorships, while traditional custodianship by the Kraton (palace) and Masjid Agung is becoming more marginal. Sacred elements, such as the Gamelan Sekaten (traditional music), Miyos Gangsa (ritual procession), and ritual symbols including nginang (chewing betel nut) and janur (decorated palm leaves), persist; yet, they often operate as aesthetic markers within a spectacle economy rather than as central media of religious pedagogy. This reconfiguration produces spatial secularisation as the alun-alun transitions from a sacred zone into a consumerist arena, and public participation shifts from spiritual aspiration towards leisure-oriented consumption, particularly among younger visitors. This study advances debates on religion, space, and heritage governance by demonstrating that ritual changes in contemporary Java reflect negotiated struggles over symbolic power—rather than mere cultural decline. It advocates for participatory preservation strategies that sustain both ritual meaning and physical form amid tourism-driven urban development.
Lontas: The aesthetic concept of mortar music of farmer community in Turi Village, Indonesia Primamona, Dea Lunny; Sunarto, Bambang
Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya Vol. 53, No. 1
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This research is focused on the phenomena of an aesthetic impression in kothékan lesung performed by a farmer community in Turi Village, Magetan District, Indonesia. This research aims to understand the kothékan lesung as an art system and understand the idiom lontas expressed verbally in their mortar music performance. This research uses an ethnomusicology approach which includes fieldwork and deskwork. The research is sequentially conducted with observation, interviews, recordings, measurements, and studying literature and documents. This article uses Sedyawati’s concept about the art system and Sethares’s concept about the science of sound to analysis data. The result shows that: (1) kothékan lesung has elements of its art system including: (a) community aesthetics sources; (b) artists (panjak); (c) creation and enjoyment of art; and (d) art objects (music instrument mortar and pestle) and artworks (gendings); and (2) lontas can be understood as the aesthetic impression from the artist to enjoy artworks. The artwork contains quality of sound which has the following criteria, such as: (a) loud volume and rapid intensity; (b) precise and clear timbre; (c) solid form; and (d) raise the subjective pleasant. Based on the mortar sound spectrum analysis, the phenomena of lontas can be easily understood as a perceptual rather than a physical phenomenon. However, the presence of lontas is very important in the kothékan lesung in Turi community. Lontas is the highest standard in panjak’s embodiment which can only be felt when they play together. It can be used to transmit musical knowledge orally among the community.
Visual communication strategy of Pecel Lele Lamongan’s advertising banner Herwanto, Andhika Putra; Sunarto, Bambang; Pujiyanto, Pujiyanto
Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya Vol. 52, No. 1
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Warung Pecel Lele Lamongan is one of the SMEs that operates in the culinary sub-sector which are spread almost in every city in Indonesia. These food vendors uses an advertising banner as their information and promotion medium. This research was qualitative with qualitative data interpretation analysis through formal and communication approach. Art forms are analyzed through formalism by inspecting the elements that became a part of the subjects, such as visual elements like color, lines, shapes, textures, and visual principles such as unity and balance. Approach to communication used is to identify the visual communication strategies utilized by the advertising banners. This research shows that the visual elements and principles on Warung Pecel Lele advertising banners is a communication media that have been remembered by people and acts as a unique flagship for Pecel Lele Lamongan. Komunikasi visual iklan spanduk Pecel Lele Lamongan Warung Pecel Lele Lamongan merupakan salah satu UMKM sub sektor kuliner yang tersebar hampir di seluruh kota di Indonesia. Warung ini menggunakan iklan spanduk sebagai media informasi dan promosinya. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif, analisis data dilakukan dengan interpretasi analisis data kualitatif dengan pendekatan formal dan komunikasi. Pendekatan pada bentuk karya seni menggunakan analisis formal dengan cara memperhatikan elemen yang menjadi bentuk subjek, seperti unsur rupa yakni warna, garis, bentuk, tekstur dan prinsip rupa seperti unity dan keseimbangan. Pendekatan komunikasi digunakan untuk mengenali strategi komunikasi visual yang ada pada iklan spanduk. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan media spanduk dan peranan unsur dan prinsip rupa pada iklan spanduk warung pecel lele merupakan sarana komunikasi visual yang melekat pada benak khalayak luas dan menciptakan citra tersendiri bagi pecel lele Lamongan.
Design paradigm and syntagm of woven bamboo packaging (besek) Sutrisno, Andika Agung; Sunarto, Bambang; Dharsono, Dharsono
Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya Vol. 50, No. 1
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Communication becomes a powerful means of cultural diffusion and an alternative choice for the community. Recently, modern society has been observed to be highly consumeris­tic, where the image becomes a consideration in the decision-making to pur­chase. Visual design on the packaging has an effect on consumers' purchasing decisions. The traditional woven bamboo packaging (besek) has an exciting phenomenon in modern society today (urban). The qualitative approach was used with narrative construction or textual de­scriptions of phenomena. Formal analysis and sign interpreta­tion were used to answer research problems. The formal analytical method was used to identify the way syntag­matic shapes produce paradigms in meaning. The alternative modern packaging that follows the recent developments does not significantly replace the presence of besek as a medium to come to the collective memory of the target audi­ence. Besek is a small part of existing past cultural products that compete with the modern packaging para­digm. Every past cultural product that successfully maintains its existence enables the establishment of an image and becomes a bridge to collective memory in the contempo­rary era
Reinterpreting Abu di Ateh Tunggua: Power Relations and Male Responsibility in the Minangkabau Matrilineal System Rozalvino, Rozalvino; Sunarto, Bambang; Indrasastra, Andar; Sukerta, Pande Made
Journal of Research in Social Science and Humanities Vol 6, No 1 (2026): March 2026
Publisher : Utan Kayu Publishing

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This article examines the concept of Abu di Ateh Tunggua as a relational framework for understanding male position within the Minangkabau matrilineal kinship system. The role of the sumando has frequently been interpreted as a symbol of fragility or marginal status within customary structures. Using a qualitative, literature-based approach and conceptual analysis of customary norms, proverbial expressions, and the sumando typology, this study argues that Abu di Ateh Tunggua functions as an ethical metaphor that signifies responsibility, prudence, and relational awareness rather than structural subordination. In the Minangkabau context, men are not vested with proprietary authority within the wife’s lineage; instead, their legitimacy is grounded in moral obligations toward the nuclear family and the broader kin network. The article further identifies transformations in male roles in response to urbanization, education, and migration, highlighting ongoing negotiations between customary values and contemporary social change. These findings contribute to discussions of masculinity in matrilineal societies by demonstrating that authority may be constructed through social responsibility and collective recognition rather than ownership. The study underscores the importance of interpreting cultural expressions as analytical tools for examining power relations within indigenous kinship systems.
The Spaces of Sekaten: Contesting Islamic Values and Market Logic in the Ritual Landscape of Surakarta, Indonesia: - Mukhlis Anton Nugroho; Bambang Sunarto; Budi Setiyono
Fikri : Jurnal Kajian Agama, Sosial dan Budaya Vol. 10 No. 2 (2025): Fikri : Jurnal Kajian Agama, Sosial dan Budaya
Publisher : Institut Agama Islam Ma'arif NU (IAIMNU) Metro Lampung

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Sekaten is a Javanese Islamic ritual that was originally designed as a medium of da‘wah, integrating Islamic teachings with local cultural expressions through music, symbols, and ceremonial spaces. While Sekaten is also celebrated in other Javanese courts such as Yogyakarta, the Surakarta version displays a distinctive spatial configuration in which the royal square is dominated by a large-scale commercial night market and its ritual sites are more sharply separated between sacred and profane functions. This study aims to explore the segmentation of space within the contemporary Sekaten ritual in Surakarta and to analyze the shift from its religious orientation toward a celebratory, commodified form. Employing a qualitative descriptive method, data were collected through field observation, in-depth interviews, and literature study. The findings reveal a spatial triad in the current ritual configuration: the courtyard of the Great Mosque functions as a site for symbolic Islamic da‘wah, the mosque interior serves as a contemplative spiritual space, and the royal square (alun-alun) has evolved into a festive marketplace. This spatial segmentation reflects a broader shift in public perception—where once the ritual emphasized spiritual reflection, it is now increasingly viewed as entertainment and economic spectacle. The study concludes that reinvigorating the ritual’s spiritual dimensions is essential to preserving Sekaten’s identity as a cultural heritage of Javanese Islam amidst the forces of secularization and market commodification.