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Sonic Hybridity, Cultural Continuity, and Musical Identity: Gamelan Pesel in Contemporary Bali I Wayan Suharta; I Gde Made Indra Sadguna; Yung-Hsin Wang
Jurnal Kajian Bali (Journal of Bali Studies) Vol. 15 No. 3 (2025): Identity in Contemporary Bali
Publisher : Universitas Udayana

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24843/JKB.2025.v15.i03.p01

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This article examines gamelan pesel, an innovative hybrid ensemble created by I Wayan Arik Wirawan that fuses the sonic and material characteristics of semar pegulingan and selonding. Through qualitative methods, including organological analysis, participant observation, interviews, and digital ethnography, this research explores how gamelan pesel embodies “sonic hybridity,” a process through which Balinese musicians negotiate between tradition and innovation. The findings reveal that gamelan pesel’s creative design integrates bronze and iron instruments to generate a new timbral spectrum, while its unique tuning system and intercontextual performances across ritual, social-cultural, and digital media articulate a dynamic redefinition of Balinese musical identity. Rather than signaling a rupture with tradition, the ensemble exemplifies progressive traditionalism, where renewal sustains continuity. This study contributes to ethnomusicological and cultural discourse by illustrating how new ensembles can nurture cultural continuity through experimentation and adaptation.
A Composition Titled “Sriya Dasami” Wigraha, I Made Andika Candra; Yudarta, I Gede; Sadguna, I Gde Made Indra
Gorga : Jurnal Seni Rupa Vol. 14 No. 2 (2025): Gorga: Jurnal Seni Rupa (On Going)
Publisher : Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni Universitas Negeri Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/gr.v14i2.68028

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This study aims to describe and understand the process of creating the Karawitan Sriya Dasami Composition Work, to find out the form and structure of the Karawitan Sriya Dasami Composition Work, to know and understand the value contained in the Karawitan Sriya Dasami Composition Work. The process of creating Sriya Dasami's Karawitan Composition Works is carried out through imaginative and systematic artistic methods, involving six main stages: inspiration, imagination, exploration, formation, refinement, and presentation. This method is rooted in conceptual needs, traditional approaches, contemporary reinterpretations, as well as the empirical experience of creators. The application of this method allows the work to be formed in its entirety with a strong philosophical and musical foundation, and manifested in the form of a presentation based on cosmic symbolism. The creation process is carried out with a musical and visual approach, and utilizes instruments from Gong Kebyar gamelan as a medium of expression. The form and structure of the work are divided into four main sections, which represent the four phases in the astronomical system of the same period. Each piece contains its own musical character with different durations, creating a unique flow dynamic. The main value in this work lies in the efforts of the creator in formulating a new compositional system through the partition of the number ten, as well as the processing of the playing technique that is sourced from the slow but with a contemporary perspective, which reflects the artistic and spiritual identity of the creator.