GORDANG SAMBILAN : TRADITIONAL MUSIC MANDAILING
In every 'little kingdoms' ie 'Huta' or 'banua' in
Mandailing formerly had a musical ensemble ('saraban' ) 'Gordang Sambilan'
which played in various ceremonies and rituals. 'Gordang Sambilan' is a musical
ensemble Mandailing indigenous people who have seen the noble values and sacred. The use of 'Gordang Sambian' in every execution traditional ceremony is usually accompanied by a demonstration of 'customary oversized objects' Mandailing such as 'custom flag' called 'tonggol', 'umbrella greatness' (yellow) called 'payung rarangan', and various types of weapons such as swords ('Podang') and 'tombak sijabut' ('spear').
During the first Mandailing embracing animist belief system
called 'Sipelebegu', 'Gordang Sambilan' used for ritual summon ancestral
spirits when needed his help. The rite is called 'Pasusur Begu' or 'Paturun Sibaso' which means 'call the spirits' to possess a character 'Shaman' ie 'Sibaso' which serves as a medium between the real world and
the supernatural. The goal for ancestral spirits for help in order to overcome
the difficulties that are befalling residents of a 'Huta' ('banua'), for
example, when outbreaks of contagious and infectious diseases such as cholera.
In addition, 'Gordang Sambilan' is also used for ceremonies for rain or
otherwise stop the rain for too long because it has damaged crops (agricultural) population of a 'Huta' ('banua') .
Indigenous musical ensembles 'Gordang Sambilan' consists of
nine large drum with a relatively large size and length ('drum chime') made
of wood called 'Ingul' and played by four or five men to wear bat
made of wood. The size and length of the drum
ninth storey ranging from the smallest to the biggest. Resonator tube is made
by means of wood to make a hole, and one end of the pit ('the head') is
closed with the 'membrane' made of 'skin dry ox' (called 'jangat')
stretched with rattan as well as a means of fastening .
The Ninth drum has its own name which is not the same at all
'Huta' ('banua') in Mandailing. Instrument names 'Gordang Sambilan' in
Tamiang and Huta Pungkut (Mandailing Julu) from large to small are: (1) 'Jangat Siangkaan'; (2) 'Jangat Silitonga'; (3) 'Jangat Sianggian'; (4) 'Pangaloi'; (5) 'Pangaloi'; (6) 'Paniga'; (7) 'Paniga'; (8) 'Udong-Kudong', and ( 9 ) 'Eneng-Eneng'.
Traditional musical instrument 'Gordang Sambilan' is equipped
with two 'ogung' (gong) is great. The greatest gong called 'ogung boru-boru' ('female gong') and the smaller called 'ogung jantan' ('male gong'); a small gong called 'doal' and three smaller gong called 'salempong' or 'mongmongan'. In indigenous musical art 'Gordang Sambilan' is also
equipped with a wind instrument called 'Saleot' ('Sarune') and a pair of
small cymbals called 'tali sasayat' ('tali sasayak') .
The musical repertoire of indigenous 'Gordang Sambilan' among
others as 'Gondang': 'Sampuara Batu Magulang', 'Roba Na Mosok', 'Udan
Potir' , 'Aek Magodang', 'Mamele Begu' , 'Jolo-jolo Turun', 'Alap-alap Tondi' , 'Pamulihon' , 'Raja-raja' , 'Tua' , 'Porang' , 'Sarama', 'orja' , 'Lima' ('Bombat'), 'Sabe-sabe', and 'Mandailing'.
Gandoang, January 15, 2014
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