Karawitan Jaipongan Sebagai Genre Baru dalam Karawitan Sunda

The existence of karawitan in West Java led to a debate among the artists. This study attempted to reveal various factors which had led to the debate by comparing the kerawitan jaipongan to the previous tradition. In this way, it was hoped that the differences in elements between the karawitan jaipongan and the kerawitan previously performed in the Sundanese tradition could be revealed. The elements discussed included the waditra (instruments) such as bonang (gamelan instrument consisting of row of tuned inverted bronze bowls), goong, kecrek (pieces of metal on strings which are made to rattle for sound effects), and kendang (small drum covered with leather on each side). Through these objects, it could be known that the kerawitanjaipongan was a new creation created by the artists as the rules in it were different and tended to deviate from those applicable in the Sundanese tradition. Based on the analysis, it could be concluded that the debate in the karawitanjapipongan started from the five waditra (instruments) as they were regarded as deviating fro.m the original story in the Sundanese tradition. (Hadirnya karawitan jaipongan di Jawa Barat menimbulkan perdebatan di antara para seniman. Tulisan ini mencoba mengungkap berbagai faktor yang menyebabkan terjadinya perdebatan tersebut melalui studi komparasi antara karawitan jaipongan dengan tradisi sebelumnya. Dengan cara ini, diharapkan dapat terungkap perbedaan elemen-elemen antara garap karawitanjaipongan dengan karawitan sebelumnya yang berlaku dalam tradisi Sunda. Elemen yang dibahas meliputi waditra (instrumen) bonang, kempul, goong, kecrek, dan kendang. Melalui objek ini, dapat diketahui bahwa karawitan jaipongan tergolong karya baru basil kreativitas para seniman karena memiliki banyak perbedaan garap dari aturan yang berlaku dalam tradisi Sunda, bahkan cenderung banyak melakukan penyimpangan. Berdasarkan basil analisis, dapat disimpulkan bahwa garap dari kelima waditra ini sebagai awal mula terjadinya perdebatan karawitan jaipongan karena dianggap menyalahi pakem yang berlaku dalam tradisi Sunda)