Biografi Ngartini Huang Sebagai Musisi Guzheng di Kota Medan

Abstract

This research is entitled "Nartini Huang's Biography as a Guzheng Musician in Medan City". This paper discusses Ngartini Huang's biography of playing Guzheng until he is proficient and his process of preserving Guzheng. The method used is a qualitative method which is a description of the data that has been collected. For this reason, in collecting data the authors carried out field work which included several aspects including: interviews, visual documentation, and video recording. Then the author uses the theory of Biographical Anthology of Biographical Authors (A. Baskara, 1999:34), and the theory of musicians The Anthropology Of Music by Alan P. Merriam, (1964:123- 125). The results showed that Ngartini Huang was initially attracted to Guzheng through watching films and then studied with Guzheng's teachers and professors and with Guzheng's senior practitioners and participated in various Guzheng performances in Indonesia and China. To preserve Guzheng, Ngartini Huang besides actively playing Guzheng in various places, also established a Jade Music School in Medan City which specifically teaches Guzheng and Pipa.