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Waton Kumpul (“As Long As We Get Together”): Cultural Preservation of the Community Uyon-Uyon and Latihan Karawitan Tradition in Sleman, Yogyakarta, 2004-2006

Trout, John William
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1181933777

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2007, PhD, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music : Music (Musicology).
Preservation is an endemic feature of Javanese culture. Its primary impetus lies in the high esteem Javanese have for their heritage, and it creates an arena of contested space in which competing ideologies about the nature and status of tradition, ethnic identity, and the legitimization of musical practice surface. This study addresses the discourse surrounding musical developments and shifting social functions in relation to cultural preservation efforts within the uyon-uyon and latihan karawitan tradition of Sleman, Yogyakarta from 2004-2006. The venues for this study include the routine meetings of a select number of community gamelan associations (sanggar, kursus, and tempat latihan). This study applies the Rice-Geertz tripartite model to interpret formative processes of musical change, generation, and shifting functions: Historically Constructed-Socially Maintained-Individually Applied. The primary sections of this study are framed according to the components of this model. After an introductory chapter, Chapter 2, on historical construction, addresses the historical and religious context in which a court-derived art emanated from a cultural center and was later emulated in the rural context of Sleman. Chapter 3, on social maintenance, brings to light the dynamics of appropriation in the realm of synchronic social interaction. It includes a discussion on the contexts presented by the routine gatherings, indigenous beliefs about music, and approaches to repertoire preservation and transmission, all touching on matters of patronage, style, and the social structure of musicians’ extra-musical interaction. Chapter 4, on individual application, elucidates how specific Javanese musicians, composers, and teachers are safeguarding the heritage bequeathed to them through teaching and performance, reflecting significant currents of pedagogy and style. This chapter focuses on the formulaic variations of the gendèr barung. This study concludes that preservation and development are intricately intertwined in Javanese conceptions; preservation in Sleman is facilitated by a grass-roots concern; there are three stylistic currents in the venues; and indigenous knowledge and art are most effectively preserved by cultural insiders aware of the cultural milieu in which traditions are transmitted. While indigenous efforts are most effective in addressing music sound and its cultural milieu, they also are quick to reveal personal agendas and issues of representation.
Dr. Bruce McClung (Advisor)
631 p.
Anthropology, Cultural; Music
Cultural Preservation; Karawitan; Sleman; Yogyakarta; Javanese; Gamelan; Java; Sanggar

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  • Trout, J. W. (2007). Waton Kumpul (“As Long As We Get Together”): Cultural Preservation of the Community Uyon-Uyon and Latihan Karawitan Tradition in Sleman, Yogyakarta, 2004-2006 [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1181933777

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Trout, John. Waton Kumpul (“As Long As We Get Together”): Cultural Preservation of the Community Uyon-Uyon and Latihan Karawitan Tradition in Sleman, Yogyakarta, 2004-2006 . 2007. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1181933777.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Trout, John. "Waton Kumpul (“As Long As We Get Together”): Cultural Preservation of the Community Uyon-Uyon and Latihan Karawitan Tradition in Sleman, Yogyakarta, 2004-2006 ." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1181933777

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