Analisis Musikal dan Tekstual Dampeng pada Upacara Adat Perkawinan Suku Pesisir di Kota Sibolga

Abstract

In this thesis, dampeng has been analyzed in a traditional Pesisir marriage ceremony at Sibolga with two main points focused on melody and text structure. It is a folk song and defines as advices given to a married couple in traditional Pesisir marriage ceremony. There are two parts of ceremony which dampeng is performed namely mangarak marapule and mampelok tampek basanding. While performing, it is delivered by singing without any musical instrument (a capella) and classifying as responsorial style or call-and-response. The performer is a group of men consists of 7-12 with two part of singer groups. They are solo leader and group chorus. The research of dampeng used two theories: semiotic in order to analyze the text of dampeng, and weighted scale to analyze the melody of dampeng. This research used qualitative method. For accomplishing it, some work processes have been executed. There are literature study, observation, interview, recording or documentation activities, transcription, and laboratory analysis. This research is concentrated to the informants opinions in emic study context. Nevertheless, I also support it by interpreting based on scientific principle in etic study context. According to the methods and techniques mentioned before, 2 research results are able to harvest. (1) Text of dampeng is singing by dampeng singers in Pesisir language spontaneously. It is reserved with pantun form consist of isi (content couplet) and sampiran (first two lines couplet). Generally, text contains advices given to a couple married. (2) Melody structure of dampeng is classified into strophic form that has the same melody or almost with new text or different text. Therefore, it is called as logogenic strophic. Its scale is classified into heptatonic (seven-tone) scale with 2 kinds of intervals. Its rhythm is classified into isometric with 4 equal units.