Deskripsi Penggunaan Dan Analisis Melodi Kulcapi Dalam Ibadah Minggu GBKP KM 4 Padang Bulan

Abstract

This frame work used to analyze the performance description is cultural performance theory, while the analysis of the function and analisys scale of kulcapi music applies the theory of use and function and the weighted scale theory. Kulcapi is a traditional stringed instrument of the Karo ethnic group, typically consisting of two strings and made from hardwood such as jackfruit, juhar, or tualang wood. The research employs a descriptive qualitative method. The theoretical framework used to analyze the performance description is cultural performance theory, while the analysis of the function and structure of kulcapi music applies the theory of use and function and the weighted scale theory. The kulcapi is utilized in Sunday worship at GBKP Km.4 Padang Bulan Medan to accompany Karo ethnic songs, namely “Meriah Kal Ukurta Mujikenca,” “Babalah Persembahen Simerimna,” and “Kam Simbelin.” The function of kulcapi music in the GBKP Km.4 Padang Bulan Medan worship includes emotional expression, aesthetic enjoyment, communication, the implementation of social norms, the legitimization of social institutions, the support of cultural continuity and stability, and the reinforcement of social integration. The melodic structure of the kulcapi in accompanying GBKP Km.4 Padang Bulan worship consists of the basic keys E minor and E-flat major. The dominant intervals found in the three songs are major seconds and perfect primes. The pitch ranges are as follows: “Meriah Kal Ukurta Mujikenca” ranges from B to C (octave), “Kam Simbelin” ranges from B♭ to B♭ (octave), and “Babalah Persembahen Simerimna” ranges from B to B (octave).