Jembrana is located in the western part of Bali. In the north is bordered by Bulelang district, in the east bordering the Tabanan district, in the south bordering the Indian Ocean and on the west by the Strait of Bali. In Bali, there are approximately 28 types of gamelan musical instruments or devices that have the shape and color gising with sound, instrumentation function, character danrepertaire gising different.
Jembrana famous with people who love the race or game, in particular arts jegog, such mabarung "adu drums", jegog mabarung "adu jegog", Makepung "buffalo race", mabente "foot race", majengka "arm wrestling", and mapentilan "adu nyentil finger".
The nature of the game community who likes to be seen in the form of art or musical instrument, such as gamelan Jegog made with a large size so as not to lose match with other musical instruments.
Gamelan gamelan Jegog is still fairly new, as it emerged in the early twentieth century AD. I Nyoman Apex stated that the development of Balinese gamelan are distinguished form the three groups, namely:
- Old ensemble, the gamelan is believed to have evolved from before the tenth century AD.
- Intermediate ensemble, the gamelan is expected to thrive after the X century AD.
- Young ensemble, the gamelan is expected to evolve since the beginning of the XX century AD.
Gamelan is an ensemble jegog young or 3rd generation
The word "Jegog" taken from instruments Gong Arts Kebyar greatest. Jembrana unanimously society particularly among the artists who created gamelan pointed out that this is I Wayan Geliguh or Kiyang Geliduh (1872) in 1912. He is an artist who comes from Banjar sebual, Dangin Tukad Aya, State District, Jembrana.
Kiang Geliduh findings were followed by Pan Natil Delodbrawah village in 1920. Pan Natil later known as Kiang call Jegog, due kesuntukannya jegog drain into the next generation, to extend to a number of villages in the district of Jembrana.
A decade ago since the generation Jegog Kiang, music made from bamboo that has spread to the village of Poh Santen and Mendoyo Kangin. In the late 1940s appearing in the village of Tegal Cangkring. "Jegog is a typical music Jembrana learned from huma stretch and forests," he said.
Jegog other artists, I Wayan Wangsun, explains, is not as popular jegog gamelan gong kebyar "modern Balinese gamelan". In general, the public and artists in Bali have not so familiar with the ensemble of bamboo. Indeed, of the Balinese gamelan repertoire, the bamboo musical instrument was not recorded and so much scrutiny, both by local and foreign researchers. However, in the western villages of Bali, kebyar actually lose prestige with jegog. Gamelan music instrument made from bamboo sticks were so loved by the local community.
When farmers huma Kiang Geliduh dispel birds descend fruit grains of rice are turning yellow, so the story goes, he rang the bird blocker. The bird blocker tool made of bamboo, which is already in the can at the time.
When too late to block birds, other farmers in the neighborhood surrounding the Subak sebual huma Geliduh Kiang, was welcomed as well. They like adrift, joined replied blocker tool from bamboo bird anyway. The average camp (cottage) in huma farmers when it contains kulkul bamboo. Without warning like in the military, be it a bird blocker tool orchestral music Neat. "Interconnection, each replied, flow away in a measurable sense of rhythm," he added.
In the midst of that dreamy preoccupation, said Wangsun, artistic creativity mechanisms Geliduh terpantik Kiang. His sense of thrill. The pure souls danced to the rhythm of the sound of bamboo. When twilight dusk. Kiang Geliduh collect huma fellow farmers from his village. They concoct truly the bamboo musical composition. Beginning with barungan tingklik, smaller bamboo music device.
Barungan tingklik that breed later became jegog, once perfected, varied with bamboo segments of various sizes. Sections of the composition of the various sizes of bamboo was later discovered bamboo music barungan larger, intact. Artist's memories farmers terpantik on gamelan gong instrument kebyar most. The device was named jegog, because tongkrongannya majegog, or large nylegodog. From here jegog name known.
Native culture as a product of the Jembrana, the orchestra has a very diverse functions. Originally Jegog Art is a percussion "barung percussion" which initially function as entertainment workers worked together to make the roof of sago palm leaves / fibers, in terms of working bali worked together to make a roof of thatch leaves called "nyucuk", in the activities of some others jegog gamelan. In a further development Jegog Gamelan is also used as an accompaniment religious ceremonies, wedding receptions, banquets state, and is now equipped with a dance-dance drama that takes inspiration of nature and local culture as the name suggests Tabuh Trungtungan, Tabuh Goak Ngolol, Tabuh White Tiger with dance- Dance dance like Makepung, Cangak Lemodang Dance, Bamboo Dance, a performing arts tour. Now, jegog also has collaborated with modern music instruments such as violins, keyboards, bass guitars, drum sets, harp, saxophone and musical instruments such as djembe non gamelan, tabla, sitar and Java. In Bali, the collaboration initiated by Nyoman Winda and named JES "Jegog and Semar pegulingan" Gamelan Fusion "JGF". And this beautiful collaboration has been shown in Arda Chandra Art Center June 27, 2010 and in the event of PKB to 32.
Jegog Gamelan performances so compelling, the drummers danced on the gamelan, Jegog so thunderous sound, smart, boisterous, and often jarring reverberate through space limits that could be heard from a distance sounded particularly at night time his voice could reach a distance of up to 3 "three" Km.
Jegog art influenced by external or foreign. It can be seen from the costumes used by the players, women using shorts and stockings, men using pants, jackets, ties, sunglasses, and boots. Gamelan Jegog Hadrah influenced by the kind of art music from komunitasLoloan. Over time art Jegog equipped with dance, and drama had become Jegog, the traditional drama accompanied by gamelan Jegog.
Each instrument in the gamelan Jegog has its own function in presenting a gising material. Any combination of these instruments produce a function that characterizes gising Jegog gamelan.
