Grenek: Jurnal Seni Musik
Vol 12, No 2 (2023): Grenek: Jurnal Seni Musik

A Tear by Nicky Manuputty: a Review of Alto Saxophone Playing Techniques and the Meaning of the Work

Teddy Nicolas Silalahi (universitas hkbp nomensen medan)
Junita Batubara (Universitas HKBP Nomensen Medan)



Article Info

Publish Date
24 Dec 2023

Abstract

A TEAR is a work of Nicky Manupputty who is a Saxophonist. The uniqueness of this song is that Nicky Manuputty uses a distinctive and different tounging. He has his own characteristics in playing saxophone in this work, namely tounging techniques resembling 'del-del' and resembling 'ta-ya' tounging. Therefore, the author is interested in researching the work A TEAR. The author found the technique of combining 'del-del' and 'ta-ya' tounging. The technique is the "dah-ya" tounging technique. In the 'dah-ya' technique, the author finds a tounging sound that is almost the same as that used by Nicky Mannuputty. The method used is descriptive qualitative method, by collecting data through youtube (https://youtu.be/76KrrEAQUek ), observation, literature study, articles/journals and documentation. The meaning of A TEAR is an expression of sadness. The results of this study are: 1) Showing the work of A TEAR live. 2) Introducing the works of Indonesian composers. 3) Knowing the techniques used by Nicky in his work, and the meaning of the work A TEAR. 

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grenek

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Arts Humanities Computer Science & IT Education Social Sciences

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Grenek : Jurnal Seni Musik merupakan jurnal yang dikelola oleh prodi pendidikan musik jurusan sendratasik FBS Unimed. Grenek: Jurnal Seni Musik menyajikan persoalan dan isu-isu terkini tentang musik di Indonesia terkhusus di Sumatera utara. Grenek : Jurnal Seni Musik secara khusus membahas tentang ...