The Melodic Style and Contents of Rudang-rudang Si Melias Gelar as a Ritual Chanting in Karo Society

Kumalo Tarigan

2018

Abstract

In Karo's animistic beliefs there are various rituals chanting. One of those is ‘rudang-rudang si melias gelar’ which can be defined as a group of good name leaves of grass. This ritual chanting is part of the mangmang (shaman’s songs) presented in raleng tendi that is ‘the calling human spirit ceremony'. Rudangrudang si melias gelar (a group of good name leaves) a kind of solo vocal singing without musical accompaniment. The person presenting is a shaman during the ritual ceremony for treatment. Describe of the rudang rudang si melias gelar (a group of good name leaves) with systematic approach in the ethnomusicology studies. Analysis shows that in the ritual chanting the texts element is more important than the element of melody. The melody of rudang-rudang si melias gelar is recited in a syllabic style. Melody centered on one note only. Characteristics of songs include melodies based on 3-tone or 2-tone. At the phrase is often exposed rengget or melisma but very little. The texts has a useful content for medicinal purposes. The contents of the text states that there are some useful flora become a symbol of human life support in Karo society.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Tarigan K. (2018). The Melodic Style and Contents of Rudang-rudang Si Melias Gelar as a Ritual Chanting in Karo Society.In Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR, ISBN 978-989-758-449-7, pages 1214-1217. DOI: 10.5220/0010069812141217

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icosteerr18,
author={Kumalo Tarigan},
title={The Melodic Style and Contents of Rudang-rudang Si Melias Gelar as a Ritual Chanting in Karo Society},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,},
year={2018},
pages={1214-1217},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010069812141217},
isbn={978-989-758-449-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,
TI - The Melodic Style and Contents of Rudang-rudang Si Melias Gelar as a Ritual Chanting in Karo Society
SN - 978-989-758-449-7
AU - Tarigan K.
PY - 2018
SP - 1214
EP - 1217
DO - 10.5220/0010069812141217