North sumatra (North sumatra) is a province that has a plurality of ethnic and religious. Therefore, it is only natural north Sumatra has the traditional music of varying ethnicities. In fact, north Sumatra has traditional musical instruments from different ethnic, which became an icon of the ethnic groups in north Sumatra.
One among ethnic Pakpak in north Sumatra, which has a set of musical instrument consisting of nine pieces, or called sibāḩ. The tool is an ensemble Drum Sisibah.
Quoted from the article of the Ministry of Education and Culture, for the community Pakpak the presence of ensemble Drum Sisibah, is the execution of the will the status of the ceremony performed. Namely, the ceremony kerje mbaik (joy) with the levels of the largest and highest (lazy bulung simbernaik).
For example on traditional wedding ceremony, the inauguration of a new home, party table and so on. Not one of the ceremonies which can present an ensemble of this. In addition, the presence of ensemble Drum Sisibah means automatically there will be sacrifice (kerbo) to be slaughtered.
So, kerje mbaik, lazy bulung simbernaik and kerbo (buffalo qurban) is identical with the presence of the Drum Sisibah. The instrument, is a set of musical instrument consisting of nine pieces (Sibāḩ) played by eight to Nine musicians called pande (people smart and wise).
Ensemble music is called merkata drum (sound of the drums). That of course is because the generated sound is not the sound alone. Rather, the form of words of the phrase, the petition committee, and the participants of the ceremony to dibata (of the gods) as well as the other powers in the context of the trust of the people.
Based on the journal that published by Universitas Sumatera Utara, physically Drum Sisibah is seperangkatan drum that consists of nine pieces (sibāḩ) drum one side (single headed nine drums), melodic (drum chimes) and four gong (sada palpation, bossed gongs), played by eight to nine musicians called pande (people smart and wise).
As objects of musical sacred, in its manufacture, this instrument requires a process of religious long enough. Similarly the name and the role given to the instrument drum, is the recognition of the community that this instrument is actually a symbol of human life through the title of king (king) that was given to him.
The role of each instrument in the ensemble is a symbol of the role of elements of the kinship functional custom sulangsi five and also as a symbol of social organization of indigenous peoples in the community life of the community Pakpak day-to-day
Furthermore, in the community Pakpak Dairi, ensemble drum si sibāḩ was given the title and name according to its position.Name or title of the ninth drum largest to the smallest is the king of gemeruhguh, the king dumerendeng, the king menak-menak, the king kumerincing, and the king of potent.
Perangkatan other gung (gong) given name and position with the title, gung honest, gung tapuldep, gung poi, and pongpong.In addition, the basis of the formation of the organization of the musical was created from the results of the rhythmic patterns and melodic played by nine (9) people of musicians, which is customary got a degree and a respectable position called pande (smart people and wise).
Provision of this title relating to the capabilities that must be owned by a player of traditional music such.
The pande should have the ability to communicate the purpose of implementing the ceremony through the sound of the repertoire that they generate in the power of the supernatural. In this case, the drum must be able to speak (merkata drum), as befits a living creature. Similarly, the desire of the participants of the ceremony must be understandable by pande is.
Then, forwarded to each goal (power of supernatural). The ninth musicians (pande) in these, consisting of two groups based on the instrument he played. Namely per-genderaang for drummers, and pergung to the player gong.
Furthermore, the composition of the musicians consisting of drummers, the king of gemeruhguh, 1 person.
Then, the king dumerendeng, 1, the king of the marvelous-marvelous (benna wood) 1 people, the king kumerincing 1 person, and the king of mengampuh, 1 person. Player gong consists of gung honest 1 person, gung poi 1 person, gung tapuldep 1 person, and gung pongpong 1 people.
In the conception of society Pakpak, each of such instruments is the symbol of the social structure of the indigenous community of sulang the five.
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